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The Big Noise (1944 film)
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The Big Noise is a 1944 film about two men who find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair. Written by William Scott Darling.
A PAIR OF SILLY SHERLOCKS! (taglines)
Other
Drunken Man in Train Berth: [pointing at Oliver] Excuse me, is this all one person?
Dialogue
Stan: You know what?
Oliver: What?
Stan: I've got a clue. I think Mr. Hartley is just a bit cracked. Well, I ought to know.
Oliver: All inventors are like that - they're eccentric. They're not like you and me.
Oliver: What a beautiful picture.
Alva P. Hartley: Yes, that cost a lot of money. It's a Vandyke.
Stanley: A what?
Alva P. Hartley: A Vandyke. You know what a Vandyke is.
Stanley: Oh, yeah. My uncle had one, but he had to have it shaved off.
Oliver: Shh!
Stanley: What?
Oliver: Vandyke was a painter, not a beard.
Drunken Man in Train Berth: You boys mind if I smoke?
Oliver: I don't care if you burn up!
Taglines
A PAIR OF SILLY SHERLOCKS!
IT'S A TERRIFIC BANG!
The Laugh BANG Of A Lifetime !
DANGER! YOU'LL LAUGH YOURSELF TO DEATH!
Cast
Stan Laurel — Stanley
Oliver Hardy — Oliver
Arthur Space — Alva P. Hartley
Doris Merrick — Evelyn
Esther Howard — Aunt Sophie
Bobby Blake — Egbert Hartley
Veda Ann Borg — Mayme Charlton
Frank Fenton — Charlton
James Bush — Hartman
Philip Van Zandt — Dutchy Glassman
Robert Dudley — Grandpa
Edgar Dearing — Motorcycle Cop
External links
0036644 The Big Noise
85021 The Big Noise
Category:1944 American films
Category:Laurel and Hardy films
Category:1944 English-language films
Category:American comedy films