Brats (1930 film)
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H.M. Walker
Oliver Hardy
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| Directed by | James Parrott |
| Written by | Leo McCarey H.M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Leroy Shield (1937 reissue) |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 20:51 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Brats is a 1930 Laurel and Hardy comedy short. The film was directed by James Parrott. Laurel and Hardy play dual roles as their own children. It also inspired a helper group for the Michigan tent for The Sons of the Desert, which is composed of all the child members of the tent. This is the first of only three films where the boys each play a dual role: the second is Twice Two and the third and last is Our Relations.
Stan Laurel and Ollie Hardy are spending a night in with their two kids Stanley and Oliver Junior. The fathers are playing checkers and pool, but are constantly distracted by their own incompetence and by their children, who are constantly bullying each other and trying to stay up late. The film begins with Stan and Ollie playing a game of checkers, and Little Stan and Little Ollie. playing with blocks. They smash a vase and are sent to bed. Little Ollie is pushed into a full bath and chases Little Stan out (leaving the taps and the shower on), but slips on the soap causing part of the ceiling to crash onto the pool table. Big Stan and Big Ollie are furious and rush upstairs, only to find their little versions in bed pretending to be asleep. When both boys ask for a drink of water, Oliver opens the door to the by-now flooded bathroom, and the water gushes out from the bathroom in a torrent, bowling them over in a drenched heap as the film ends.
Cast
- Stan Laurel as Stan and Stanley Jr.
- Oliver Hardy as Ollie and Oliver Jr.