One Good Turn
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Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her mortgage. They don't realize that the old lady is really rehearsing for a play. Stan and Ollie decide to help the old lady by selling their car. During the auction a drunk puts a wallet in Stan's pocket. Ollie accuses Stan of robbing the old lady, but when the truth is revealed Stan takes revenge on Ollie.
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Cast
7 people
Stan Laurel
Stan
Known for
Sons of the Desert
Way Out West
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Known for
The Music Box
Sons of the Desert
Mary Carr
Old Lady
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Pack Up Your Troubles
James Finlayson
A Community Player
Known for
Way Out West
Block-Heads
Billy Gilbert
Drunk
Known for
The Great Dictator
Fun and Fancy Free
Dorothy Granger
A Community Player (uncredited)
Known for
Hog Wild
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
A Community Player (uncredited)
Known for
Limelight
Police
James W. Horne Director · Stan Laurel Writer Charley Rogers Writer
United States release October 31, 1931 · Produced in United States · Production Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 31, 1931
Theatrical
Italy
August 26, 1946 · Theatrical
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