The Music Box (1932) COLORiZED
Laurel and Hardy
29 min - Comedy | Short - 16 April 1932 (USA)
Directed by James Parrott
Produced by Hal Roach
Written by H.M. Walker
Starring Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Music by Harry Graham
Marvin Hatley
Leroy Shield
Cinematography Len Powers
Walter Lundin
Editing by Richard C. Currier
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates April 16, 1932
Running time 29:16
Country United States
Language English
Like the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs. The Music Box
The Music Box is a Laurel and Hardy short film comedy released in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, which depicts the pair attempting to move a piano up a large flight of steps, won the first Academy Award for Live Action Short Film (Comedy) in 1932. In 1997, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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My all time favorite Laurel and Hardy film. Thanks for sharing, Rick.
And in color too. ------------------------- R