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The Music Box

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Gravity, an impatient professor and a sassy nursemaid hinder movers (Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) trying to deliver a player piano to an upstairs address.

Critics Reviews

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Nov 12, 2015
5/5
Like so many of Laurel and Hardy's escalating disasters, it can only be watched from between your fingers. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Apr 5, 2026
3.5/4
The greatest of all the Laurel & Hardy shorts is 1932’s Oscar-winning The Music Box. Go to Full Review Andrew Collins Radio Times Aug 17, 2024
5/5
The result is a definitive (and partly improvised) display. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Jul 30, 2020
7/10
Demonstrates exemplary comic timing and some genuinely hilarious bits of exaggerated violence. Go to Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Dec 18, 2013
A bonafide talkie classic with non-stop laughs... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Chris P @RT91977379 Aug 20, 2024 One of their most influential and famous work. A smart comedy with lots of laughs. Looks simple , but everything felt planned to a T. If there was one thing gone or in error, then the whole film would of failed . Would Highly recommend this timeless masterpiece. See more William D @acsdoug Mar 12, 2023 Not one of their best, but it has a few laughs in it. Man, that's one tough piano. See more Aug 5, 2022 LOL, the funniest 39 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Apr 4, 2020 Brilliant!! I've enjoyed this over and over for 55 years; there is a color version that's a treat for those of you who don't like black and white. See more Mar 25, 2019 Timeless, and sheer genius. L&H at their very - incompetent - best! See more s r @ScottR Feb 21, 2017 Painful despite some witty gags. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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James Parrott

Director

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Gladys Gale

Mrs. von Schwarzenhoffen

Billy Gilbert

Professor von Schwarzenhoffen

William Gillespie

Piano Salesman
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The Music Box

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Movie Info

Synopsis Gravity, an impatient professor and a sassy nursemaid hinder movers (Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) trying to deliver a player piano to an upstairs address.
Director
James Parrott
Producer
Hal Roach
Distributor
MGM
Production Co
Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 16, 1932, Original
Runtime
39m
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