Laurel and Hardy Comedy Classics Vol. 8
Volume 8 includes four titles "Men o'War", "Laurel & Hardy Murder Case", "Scram" and "one Good Turn"~~~Plot for One Good Turn (1931)Stan & Ollie are down on their luck & beg at an old lady's house for food. While they are eating they overhear a villainous landlord (Finlayson) threatening to evict her if she does not pay the mortgage. Not realising that they are hearing a rehearsal for a play, the boys decide to auction their car to help. In the confusion surrounding the auction, Stan finds himself in possession of a fat wallet and Ollie accuses him of stealing the old lady's money. When the truth is revealed, Stan exacts painful retribution. by Stephen Harrison. Plot for Scram! (1932)Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley & Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint. They revive her with what they think is water, but is actually gin, & all get tipsy in the process. Outside, the drunk realizes he's at the wrong house and stumbles off. Eventually, the real homeowner arrives, none other than Judge. Plot for The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)It looks like the boys won't need to fish off the end of the pier to feed themselves any longer when Stanley's rich uncle Ebenezer Laurel dies, leaving a large estate. But when he & Oliver arrive for the reading of the will, they learn that Ebenezer was murdered, & that Stan, along with all the other relatives, is a suspect. Plot for Men O'War (1929)Two sailors on leave, Stanley & Oliver meet two girls at a park and invite them to have a soda. Unfortunately, the boys have only enough money to split theirs, a point which Oliver can't seem to get across to his friend. That problem is solved when Stanley hits the jackpot on a slot machine. Now with money to hire a boat, they start a battle-royal with other boaters, with everybody winding up in the lake. by Paul Penna