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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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*{{Internet Archive film|bacon-grabbers_1929|Bacon Grabbers}} |
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* {{Amg movie|136890}} |
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| Bacon Grabbers | |
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 Theatrical poster for Bacon Grabbers (1929) | |
| Directed by | Lewis R. Foster |
| Written by | Leo McCarey H.M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Synchronized 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Stan Laurel - Stan
- Oliver Hardy - Ollie
- Edgar Kennedy - Collis P. Kennedy
- Jean Harlow - Mrs. Kennedy
- Harry Bernard - Policeman
- Eddie Baker - Sheriff
- Bobby Dunn - Man on building site
- Charlie Hall - Truck driver
- Sam Lufkin - Man in sheriff's hat
Notes
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Bacon Grabbers is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Bacon Grabbers at IMDb
- Bacon Grabbers at Rotten Tomatoes
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- 1929 comedy films
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- 1920s American films
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- English-language comedy short films
- Films with screenplays by H. M. Walker
- Laurel and Hardy (film series)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
- Short films directed by Lewis R. Foster
- Silent American comedy short films
- Surviving American silent films
- Synchronized sound films
- Short silent comedy film stubs