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MASTER SCORE 73.9 / 100
1931·Comedy·56m

PARDON US

“The world has been waiting for THEIR FIRST FULL LENGTH TALKING PICTURE”

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Above the Line
James Parrott·DirectorH.M. Walker·DialogueStan Laurel·OtherIrving Berlin·MusicRichard C. Currier·Editor
Cast
Stan Laurel·StanOliver Hardy·OllieJune Marlowe·Warden's DaughterWilfred Lucas·WardenJames Finlayson·SchoolteacherWalter Long·The TigerTiny Sandford·Shields
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
James Parrott·Director
Writing· 2
H.M. Walker·DialogueStan Laurel·Other
Editing· 1
Richard C. Currier·Editor
Sound & Music· 18
Irving Berlin·MusicEdward Kilenyi·MusicWill Marion Cook·MusicM. Ewing·MusicH.W. Petrie·MusicLouis De Francesco·MusicMarvin Hatley·MusicArthur J. Lamb·MusicAbe Olman·MusicJ.S. Zamecnik·MusicLeroy Shield·MusicFreita Shaw·MusicFrederic Van Norman·MusicElmer Raguse·Recording SupervisionS.C. Baden·Sound MixerJohn Harrison·Location Sound RecordistRalph Butler·Location Sound RecordistJohn Whitaker·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 2
Cedric Gibbons·Art DirectionFrank Durlauf·Set Designer
Production· 3
Hal Roach·ProducerErich J.A. Pietrek·ProducerJack Roach·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Hal Roach·PresenterJack Stevens·CinematographyJoe Mole·Stunts
By the Numbers
73.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
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