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Gas and Air
(1923) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Scott Pembroke

Cast: Stan Laurel [Phillup McCann], Katherine Grant [the garage owner’s daughter], Charles Stevenson [the garage owner], Jack Hill [the chauffeur], Eddie Baker [a customer], Roy Brooks, Noah Young

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Hal Roach. Properties by Ham Kinsey. Assistant director, W.P. Hackney. Cinematography by Frank Young. / Released 29 July 1923. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [The Film Daily, 22 July 1923, page ?] Stan is a “handy man” for a local garage-man and, as usual, does everything wrong. He never cracks a smile all the way through, even when the gasoline pipe will not stop flowing and finally explodes shooting Stan, the garage owner, a customer and a little quick-lunch counter into the middle of next week.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 28 May 2025.

References: Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc.