Big Business

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Big Business is a classic 1929 silent short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy, renowned for its escalating slapstick chaos as the duo sell Christmas trees door-to-door.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
archivalStatus extant
basedOn original screenplay
cinematographyBy George Stevens
countryOfOrigin United States
director James W. Horne
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Richard C. Currier
era late silent era
featuredIn lists of greatest comedy shorts
featuresActor James Finlayson
featuresCharacter Hardy
Laurel
filmStarDuo Laurel and Hardy
hasColor black-and-white
hasFilmFormat 2-reel short
hasFilmRating critically acclaimed classic
hasGenre comedy
slapstick
hasIntertitles English intertitles
hasMusicType accompanied by non-diegetic music in exhibition
hasSlapstickSetPiece progressive destruction of house and car
hasTheme conflict escalation
domestic destruction
mainCharactersOccupation door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen
notableFor escalating slapstick destruction gag
originalLanguage Silent film
partOfSeries Laurel and Hardy films
plotSummary Laurel and Hardy sell Christmas trees door-to-door, leading to escalating destructive chaos with a homeowner.
producer Hal Roach
productionCompany Hal Roach Studios
recognizedAs one of Laurel and Hardy’s best short films
releaseDate 1929-04-20
releaseYear 1929
runtimeMinutes 19
settingLocation Los Angeles
stars Oliver Hardy
Stan Laurel
timePeriodDepicted 1920s suburban America
title Big Business
writer H. M. Walker

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Laurel and Hardy notableWork Big Business
James Finlayson notableWork Big Business
Shirley Mitchell notableWork Big Business