Bacon Grabbers
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Bacon Grabbers
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This Laurel and Hardy two-reel silent involves the boys' attempts to repossess a radio from Collis P. Kennedy (Edgar Kennedy). A barking toy dog scares them off at first, but they come back with a borrowed Great Dane. The Great Dane is also scared off by the toy. Ollie apprehends Kennedy while Stan breaks for lunch, but escapes when Stan hands him a sandwich instead of the summons. Finally the paper is served and the boys have to take the radio. This they do after a number of pratfalls. The radio, however, ends up being run over by a steamroller. Kennedy finds this hilarious until his wife appears and informs him that she just paid for the radio; Stan and Ollie find this funny until the steamroller runs over their car. This unfairly-overlooked Laurel and Hardy film makes use of the boys' classic technique of building gag upon gag through a battle of wits. Big Business is a more well-known example of this strategy. ~ Janiss Garza, RoviCast
Oliver Hardy - Process server; Jean Harlow - Target's wife; Edgar Kennedy - Summons target; Stan Laurel - Process serverCredit
Lewis R. Foster - Director, Hal Roach - Producer, Leo McCarey - Screenwriter, H.M. Walker - Screenwriter| Backyard Wrestling Superstar Series: Unscarred - The Life of Nick Mondo (2004 Film), Backyard Wrestling Superstar Series: A Passion for Pain (2003 Film) | |
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Bacon Grabbers
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 Theatrical poster for Bacon Grabbers (1929) |
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| Directed by | Lewis R. Foster |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Leo McCarey H.M. Walker |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | October 19, 1929 |
| Running time | 20 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English (original intertitles) |
Bacon Grabbers is a 1929 silent comedy short starring Laurel and Hardy.
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Plot
Repossession men Laurel and Hardy serve a summons to Mr. Kennedy, who has failed to pay the installments for his radio. They wind up destroying both their car and the radio, as Mrs. Kennedy returns home to announce she's just paid for the radio.
Notes
The title Bacon Grabbers is 1920s slang for a "repo men."
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External links
- Bacon Grabbers at the Internet Movie Database
- Bacon Grabbers at AllRovi
- Bacon Grabbers at Rotten Tomatoes
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