One Good Turn
1931•NR•20m•6.9•Released
Comedy
Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her mortgage. They don't realize that the old lady is really rehearsing for a play. Stan and Ollie decide to help the old lady by selling their car. During the auction a drunk puts a wallet in Stan's pocket. Ollie accuses Stan of robbing the old lady, but when the truth is revealed Stan takes revenge on Ollie.
Director
James W. Horne
Writer
Stan Laurel, James Parrott, Charley Rogers
Languages
English
Studio
Hal Roach Studios
Cast
Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Mary Carr
Old Lady
James Finlayson
A Community Player
Billy Gilbert
Drunk
Dorothy Granger
A Community Player (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
A Community Player (uncredited)
Production
Company
Hal Roach Studios
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Hal Roach
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