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| writer = [[Leo McCarey]]<br>[[H.M. Walker]]
| writer = [[Leo McCarey]]<br>[[H.M. Walker]]
| starring = [[Stan Laurel]]<br>[[Oliver Hardy]]
| starring = [[Stan Laurel]]<br>[[Oliver Hardy]]
| music =
| music =
| cinematography = [[George Stevens]]
| cinematography = [[George Stevens]]
| editing = [[Richard C. Currier]]
| editing = [[Richard C. Currier]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| released = {{Film date|1929|10|19}}
| released = {{Film date|1929|10|19}}
| runtime = 20 min.
| runtime = 20 minutes
| language = [[Silent film]]<br>[[English (language)|English]] (original intertitles)
| language = [[Sound film|Synchronized]] Sound<br>English (Intertitles)
| country = United States
| country = United States
| budget =
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'''''Bacon Grabbers''''' is a 1929 [[silent film|silent comedy]] short starring [[Laurel and Hardy]].
'''''Bacon Grabbers''''' is a 1929 synchronized [[sound film|sound]] [[short film|short subject]] comedy film starring [[Laurel and Hardy]]. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized organ musical score with sound effects.


==Plot==
==Plot==
[[File:Bacon Grabbers (1929).webm|thumb|thumbtime=22|''Bacon Grabbers'' (1929)]]
Laurel and Hardy are employed as repossession men for the local sheriff's office. They are given the challenging task of repossessing a radio owned by Collis P. Kennedy, described as a tough customer, who has not paid any installments since 1921. Kennedy first chases Laurel and Hardy off his property with a toy bulldog. Then he barricades himself in his home, thwarting all efforts by the repo men to enter and recover the radio. When a wayward rifle shot by Kennedy knocks the top off a nearby fire hydrant and soaks a policeman, the cop investigates. Laurel and Hardy, with the officer's assistance, are finally permitted to enter Kennedy's house and take the radio. It is abandoned in the street, however, while Kennedy and the repo men exchange kicks. A steamroller from a construction site comes along and flattens the unattended radio. Moments later, Mrs. Kennedy arrives and happily tells her husband that she has paid the outstanding debt. The radio—now in pieces—is theirs. As Laurel and Hardy both laugh at Kennedy's misfortune, the steamroller returns and flattens their car too.
Laurel and Hardy are employed as repossession men for the local sheriff's office. They are given the challenging task of repossessing a radio owned by Collis P. Kennedy, described as a tough customer, who has not paid any installments since 1921. Kennedy first chases Laurel and Hardy off his property with a toy bulldog. Then he barricades himself in his home, thwarting all efforts by the repo men to enter and recover the radio. When a wayward rifle shot by Kennedy knocks the top off a nearby fire hydrant and soaks a policeman, the cop investigates. Laurel and Hardy, with the officer's assistance, are finally permitted to enter Kennedy's house and take the radio. It is abandoned in the street, however, while Kennedy and the repo men exchange kicks. A steamroller from a construction site comes along and flattens the unattended radio. Moments later, Mrs. Kennedy arrives and happily tells her husband that she has paid the outstanding debt. The radio—now in pieces—is theirs. As Laurel and Hardy both laugh at Kennedy's misfortune, the steamroller returns and flattens their car too.

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==Notes==
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Jean Harlow, who was given star billing, appears on the screen as Mrs. Kennedy for only about 30 seconds at the end of the movie.

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The title ''Bacon Grabbers'' was 1920s slang for "[[repossession|repo men]]."

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The movie was filmed at 2980 Haddington Drive and 10341 Bannockburn Drive in [[Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Movieland Directory: Nearly 30,000 Addresses of Celebrity Homes, Film Locations and Historical Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 1900-Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RnIwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184|date=August 10, 2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-4337-6|page=184}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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*[[Sam Lufkin]] - Man in sheriff's hat
*[[Sam Lufkin]] - Man in sheriff's hat
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==Notes==
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Jean Harlow, who was given star billing, appears on the screen as Mrs. Kennedy for only about 30 seconds at the end of the movie.

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The title ''Bacon Grabbers'' was 1920s slang for "[[repossession|repo men]]."

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The movie was filmed at 2980 Haddington Drive and 10341 Bannockburn Drive in [[Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Movieland Directory: Nearly 30,000 Addresses of Celebrity Homes, Film Locations and Historical Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 1900-Present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RnIwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184|date=August 10, 2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-4337-6|page=184}}</ref>

In the beginning of the film, Laurel and Hardy are driving west on Venice Blvd and they make a hard right turn onto Bagley Avenue in front of 9349 Venice Blvd.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Now |first=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and |title=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now |url=https://ChrisBungoStudios.com |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{Internet Archive film|bacon-grabbers_1929|Bacon Grabbers}}
*{{IMDb title|0019670}}
*{{IMDb title|0019670}}
* {{Amg movie|136890}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|laurel_and_hardy_bacon_grabbers}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|laurel_and_hardy_bacon_grabbers}}


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Latest revision as of 09:10, 2 January 2025

Bacon Grabbers
Theatrical poster for Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Directed byLewis R. Foster
Written byLeo McCarey
H.M. Walker
Produced byHal Roach
StarringStan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
CinematographyGeorge Stevens
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 19, 1929 (1929-10-19)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSynchronized Sound
English (Intertitles)

Bacon Grabbers is a 1929 synchronized sound short subject comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized organ musical score with sound effects.

Plot

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Bacon Grabbers (1929)

Laurel and Hardy are employed as repossession men for the local sheriff's office. They are given the challenging task of repossessing a radio owned by Collis P. Kennedy, described as a tough customer, who has not paid any installments since 1921. Kennedy first chases Laurel and Hardy off his property with a toy bulldog. Then he barricades himself in his home, thwarting all efforts by the repo men to enter and recover the radio. When a wayward rifle shot by Kennedy knocks the top off a nearby fire hydrant and soaks a policeman, the cop investigates. Laurel and Hardy, with the officer's assistance, are finally permitted to enter Kennedy's house and take the radio. It is abandoned in the street, however, while Kennedy and the repo men exchange kicks. A steamroller from a construction site comes along and flattens the unattended radio. Moments later, Mrs. Kennedy arrives and happily tells her husband that she has paid the outstanding debt. The radio—now in pieces—is theirs. As Laurel and Hardy both laugh at Kennedy's misfortune, the steamroller returns and flattens their car too.

Cast

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Notes

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Jean Harlow, who was given star billing, appears on the screen as Mrs. Kennedy for only about 30 seconds at the end of the movie.

The title Bacon Grabbers was 1920s slang for "repo men."

The movie was filmed at 2980 Haddington Drive and 10341 Bannockburn Drive in Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles.[1]

In the beginning of the film, Laurel and Hardy are driving west on Venice Blvd and they make a hard right turn onto Bagley Avenue in front of 9349 Venice Blvd.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The Movieland Directory: Nearly 30,000 Addresses of Celebrity Homes, Film Locations and Historical Sites in the Los Angeles Area, 1900-Present. McFarland. August 10, 2010. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-7864-4337-6.
  2. ^ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
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