The Lucky Dog (1921)

Directed by

Jess Robbins

Genre

comedy film, silent film, buddy film

Country

United States

Runtime

16 min

Rated

G

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Stan Laurel plays a young man who gets into trouble when he is robbed by a villain played by Oliver Hardy. This silent film shows the first meeting of the two actors who would later become a famous comedy team.

slapsticklightheartedplayfulmischievousbriskearly-comedy

What happens

The Lucky Dog (1921) is the first film to include Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy together in a film before they became the famous comedy duo of Laurel and Hardy. Although they appear in scenes together, Laurel and Hardy play independently. Laurel is the star as the hero of the film and Hardy plays the main villain opposite him. The film was screened as two reels, but some versions end abruptly after the first reel when Laurel is robbed by Hardy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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