Thicker Than Water
7.3
Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. At Stan's suggestion Ollie then withdraws the couple's savings from the bank to pay for the furniture and inadvertently pays virtually the whole amount at an auction for a grandfather clock which is soon crushed under a passing truck. Mrs Hardy then unintentionally causes serious injuries to Ollie requiring him to be rushed to hospital for a blood transfusion. The doctor conscripts Stan to be the unwilling blood donor. Problems occur with the transfusion and when Stan and Ollie leave the hospital they appear to have morphed into each other.
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Cast
6 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
Daphne Pollard
Mrs. Daphne Hardy
Known for
Bonnie Scotland
James Finlayson
Auction Manager
Known for
Way Out West
Block-Heads
Bess Flowers
Nurse (uncredited)
Known for
Funny Face
Monkey Business
Charlie Hall
Bank Teller (uncredited)
Known for
Tit for Tat
They Go Boom!
James W. Horne Director · Stan Laurel Story
United States release March 16, 1935 · Produced in United States
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · March 16, 1935
Theatrical
Italy
November 2, 1950 · Theatrical
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