That's My Wife (1929)

Directed by

Lloyd French

Genre

comedy film, silent film, LGBTQ-related film, buddy film

Country

United States

Runtime

20 min

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Stanley and Oliver are a comedy duo. They get into a series of mix-ups while Stanley pretends to be Oliver's wife to impress a rich relative.

playfulfranticslapsticklightheartedquick-pacedcomedicsillymischievous

What happens

That's My Wife is a 1929 synchronized sound short subject film produced by the Hal Roach Studios and starring Laurel and Hardy. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized orchestral musical score with sound effects. It was shot in December 1928 and released March 23, 1929, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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