Helpmates

IMDb link: 0022994
IMDb rating: 7.7 (2,780 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Short
Director: Stan Laurel, James Parrott
Cast: Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Bob Callahan and others

Release date: 23 Jan 1932
Release year: 1932
Runtime: 21 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: cleaning house, gas explosion, thunderstorm, ice pack on head, ringing doorbell, tattered clothing, candlestick telephone, man wears a nightshirt, comedy duo, trashed house

Plot:

Oliver's house is in a shambles after a wild party, and his wife is due home at noon. He calls Stanley to help him fix the place up. The typical catastrophes ensue, but Stanley somehow manages to complete the job by the time Oliver leaves to pick up his wife at the train station. As a finishing touch, Stan decides to start a nice fire in the fireplace, using a can of gasoline to hurry the process along.

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