Slipping Wives
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| Slipping Wives | |
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 Theatrical poster for Slipping Wives (1927) |
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| Directed by | Fred Guiol |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Hal Roach (story) H.M. Walker (titles) |
| Starring | Priscilla Dean Oliver Hardy Stan Laurel Herbert Rawlinson Albert Conti |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange Inc. |
| Release date(s) | June 12, 1927 |
| Running time | 23 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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Slipping Wives is a 1927 silent comedy short film starring Priscilla Dean, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
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Priscilla is married to an artist called Leon. However Leon isn't showing much interest in his wife so she hatches a plot win back his affections. Ollie plays the butler. Stan arrives at the door to sell paint and has a fight with Ollie. Priscilla employs Stan to "Make love to her" and ensure Leon becomes jealous. Ollie has to wash and dress Stan and make him look presentable enough to fool Leon at a dinner party that night. Priscilla admits to Leon what she has done and he pulls a gun to teach the 'home-wrecker' a lesson. Leon corners Stan and admits he's just acting to make Priscilla think he's really jealous. Ollie doesn't realise this and he chases Stan out of the house with a rifle. Ollie returns looking shaken. A police officer follows him and says "You nearly blew my brains out". Leon and Priscilla hug.
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