Boarding House Blues 1930
A boarding house maid is treated mean, until inheriting oil gives her a new gleam.
A boarding house maid is treated mean, until inheriting oil gives her a new gleam.
A tour guide in Chinatown and his girlfriend get mixed up with jewel thieves and murder.
A group of young actresses reminisces about their days as part of a gang of kids, headed by Mickey McGuire. Their memories take the form of clips from episodes of the long running Mickey McGuire series of short comedies.
A gang of racketeers, with the aid of a high-ranking city official has control of a big-city, and the police plant an undercover cop to gather evidence against the hoodlums - except the police keep telling the wrong person what they are up to.
Two former WWI aces from opposite sides, Bill Ramsey and Otto Shumann, in the best tradition of Eddie Rickenbacker and the Red Baron, barnstorm their way across the Poverty Row skies of middle-America while competing for daredevil honors and the favors of the lovely Eve.
Stan plays a kind hearted tramp whose love goes un-requited in this sweet short film from 1925.
Stan is a detective who essentially relies on different costumes to successfully complete his investigations
Stan Laurel solo, playing doubles
A bantamweight boxer has moved to Toonerville with his sissy-looking but well-trained son. When he gets into a dispute with Mickey Maguire, nothing will settle the matter but a meeting in the squared ring.
The second short from the "Mickey McGuire" film series. The series was based on Fontaine Fox's popular comic strip "Toonerville Trolley". "Mickey McGuire" was a popular rival to Hal Roach's Our Gang series. Perhaps the most notable note about the series is that it launched Mickey Rooney's film career. The film follows Mickey McGuire (Rooney) and his pals as they start a "Pet Xchange".
When a convict forcibly changes places with our hero Stan, he's taken to the pokey in the prisoner's place. Run-ins with pies, pickaxes, and the electric chair follow. Will the warden find Stan innocent or presume him guilty?
A.k.a. "Mickey's Revolution". Needing to raise money for their caddy friend, Mickey and the gang put on a show.
Part of the Mickey McGuire short series starring Mickey Rooney.
It's the first day back at school for Mickey and the gang, which means plenty of pain for the schoolteacher. But things really heat up when a fire breaks out in the schoolhouse.
Stan Laurel plays a Chinese laundryman and he displays some good physical slapstick reminiscent of his days with the Karno troupe in England.
Jimmy Aubrey plays a book agent and on his rounds of selling is induced to substitute for a local fistic star. His adventures in the prize ring furnish a great deal of comedy.
Laurel plays Winchell McSweeney, whose fisherman parents forced him to leave home and make it on his own when they can no longer afford to keep supporting him. He takes a boat out of the village, but accidentally sets the ship on fire when he attempts to take a photograph of the passengers. The women end up on the island with McSweeney, and is constantly pursued by them, including one Amazon-size girl.
Mickey Rooney -- credited as McGuire, as he would be through the run of the series -- inducts a new member into the gang, tries to put little brother Billy Barty to bed for a nap, and wins a basketball game against Stinky Davis' team in this episode of the series.
Ton of Fun out in the desert with a mule and a lady.