A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	George Rowe (left), Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Photograph: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Otto Lederer, Agnes Steele, Christian Frank, Chet Brandenberg, Rolfe Sedan, Monty O’Grady, George Rowe

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation [A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture]. / Supervising director, Leo McCarey. Cinematography by Floyd Jackman. Film editor, Richard Currier (Richard C. Currier). Intertitles written by H.M. Walker. / © 21 April 1928 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation [LP 25251]. Released 21 April 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on 17-27 January 1928. Working title: The Music Blasters. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Synopsis: The boys lose their jobs as musicians, get tossed out of their boarding house, and take up being street musicians until a fight ensues.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Musical instruments - Musicians

Listing updated: 27 October 2024.

References: Film viewing : Kerr-Silent pp. 331-332; Shipman-Cinema p. 100; Skretvedt-Magic pp. 116-118, 126, 148, 438.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.