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Them Thar Hills
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Title: Them Thar Hills

Release Date: 21 Jul 1934

Runtime: 20m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Hal Roach Studios

Production Companies: Hal Roach Studios

Overview: Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into which a gang of moonshiners have earlier dumped their moonshine; and the boys proceed to quench their thirst thinking that it is iron-rich mountain water. The real trouble doesn't begin, though, until a married motoring couple stop by to borrow some gasoline, and the already-cranky husband leaves his thirsty wife with the boys while he goes off to refill his car's empty gas-tank. A sequel was made to this film: TIT FOR TAT, q.v.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (65 votes)

Cast

  • Stan: Stan Laurel
  • Ollie: Oliver Hardy
  • Mrs. Hall: Mae Busch
  • Mr. Hall: Charlie Hall
  • The Doctor: Billy Gilbert
  • Moonshiner: Bobby Dunn
  • Moonshiner: Richard Alexander
  • Moonshiner: Sam Lufkin
  • Officer: Eddie Baker
  • Officer: Bobby Burns
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