The Music Box (1932)
- Directed by
- James Parrott
- Genre
- comedy film, buddy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 28 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 221 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two men try to haul a heavy piano up a long outdoor staircase. They keep running into silly problems and their efforts go chaotically wrong.
lightheartedslapstickfrustratingplayfulwarmcomedicphysicalclassic
What happens
The Music Box is a Laurel and Hardy short film comedy released in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, which depicts the pair attempting to move a piano up a long flight of steps, won the first Academy Award for Best Live Action Short (Comedy) in 1932. In 1997, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film is widely seen as the most iconic Laurel and Hardy short, with the featured stairs becoming a popular tourist attraction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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