Big Business
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Big Business is a classic 1929 silent short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy, renowned for its escalating slapstick chaos as the duo sell Christmas trees door-to-door.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| archivalStatus | extant ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | James W. Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard C. Currier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late silent era ⓘ |
| featuredIn | lists of greatest comedy shorts ⓘ |
| featuresActor | James Finlayson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hardy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmStarDuo | Laurel and Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | 2-reel short ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | critically acclaimed classic ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
slapstick ⓘ |
| hasIntertitles | English intertitles ⓘ |
| hasMusicType | accompanied by non-diegetic music in exhibition ⓘ |
| hasSlapstickSetPiece | progressive destruction of house and car ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict escalation
ⓘ
domestic destruction ⓘ |
| mainCharactersOccupation | door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen ⓘ |
| notableFor | escalating slapstick destruction gag ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Laurel and Hardy films ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Laurel and Hardy sell Christmas trees door-to-door, leading to escalating destructive chaos with a homeowner. ⓘ |
| producer | Hal Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hal Roach Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of Laurel and Hardy’s best short films ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1929-04-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 19 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Oliver Hardy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stan Laurel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1920s suburban America ⓘ |
| title | Big Business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | H. M. Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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