Another Fine Mess (1930 film)
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| Another Fine Mess | |
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 Theatrical poster for Another Fine Mess (1930) |
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| Directed by | James Parrott |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | H.M. Walker Arthur J. Jefferson (play Home from the Honeymoon) |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Music by | Leroy Shield |
| Cinematography | Jack Stevens |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | November 29, 1930 |
| Running time | 28 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Another Fine Mess is a 1930 short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on a 1908 play by Arthur J. Jefferson, Stan Laurel's father and is a remake of the 1927 film Duck Soup.
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[edit] Plot
Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel are vagabonds being chased by the police. They hide in the cellar of the mansion of a Quatermain-esque adventurer, Col. Buckshot (Jimmy Finlayson) recently departed for an African Safari, and which is to be rented out until his return. The boys are surrounded by police, so to deceive the honeymooning couple renting the house, Oliver disguises himself as Buckshot and Stan disguises himself as both butler and chambermaid.
[edit] Cast
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Harry Bernard
Bobby Burns
Betty Mae Crane
Beverly Crane
Eddie Dunn
James Finlayson
Charles K. Gerrard
Bill Knight
Bob Mimford
Gertrude Sutton
Thelma Todd
[edit] Pop culture references to Another Fine Mess
- In the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Borat finds his producer Azamat in Los Angeles impersonating Oliver Hardy, although Borat mistakes him for Adolf Hitler. When Azamat finally agrees to help Borat, he dusts his arms off and chastizes him, which is translated into English as "this is another fine mess you've gotten us into".
- There are several Justice League International comic books where the cover portrays Blue Beetle saying to Booster Gold, "Here's another fine mess you've gotten us into!"
[edit] Trivia
- The catchphrase 'Another Fine Mess' is inaccurate;in films, Ollie always said 'Another Nice Mess'. The only known occasion 'Another Fine Mess' was apparently said by Ollie was in a radio programme the team made in the 1940's.
- Another Fine Mess was actually the second film where the catchphrase "Here's another nice mess you've gotten me into" was used. The first was The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case.
