Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)

Comedy

Notable for being Laurel and Hardy's first sound film (hence the title, drawn from the popular cliché "Unaccustomed as we are to public speaking ..."). The soundtrack was lost for fifty years until it was traced on disc in the late 1970s. This is the first film in which Hardy says to Laurel, "Why don't you do something to help me!" which immediately became a catch-phrase, repeated in numerous subsequent films. Also heard for the first time is Stan's distinctive, high-pitched whimper of distress. The plot of "Unaccustomed As We Are" was expanded into a full-length feature, Block-Heads, in 1938.

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1929-05-04

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Runtime: 18 mins Rating: 7.1

Cast

Edgar Kennedy

Officer Kennedy

Mae Busch

Mrs. Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Stan Laurel

Stan

Thelma Todd

Mrs. Kennedy

Crew

George Stevens

Director of Photography

Leo McCarey

Story

Lewis R. Foster

Director

Hal Roach

Director

Hal Roach

Producer

John MacBurnie

Director of Photography

H.M. Walker

Dialogue

Richard C. Currier

Editor

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Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)

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Cast

Edgar Kennedy

Officer Kennedy

Mae Busch

Mrs. Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Stan Laurel

Stan

Thelma Todd

Mrs. Kennedy