Me and My Pal (1933 film)

1933 American film

April 22, 1933 (1933-04-22)

Running time

20:20CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Me and My Pal is a 1933 pre-Code short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by Lloyd French and Charles Rogers, and produced by Hal Roach. In 2016, it was one of several Laurel and Hardy films to be restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[1]

Plot

Ollie, poised to marry the daughter of a wealthy oil magnate named Peter Cucumber, finds himself embroiled in a series of comedic misadventures alongside his friend, Stan, who serves as the best man. Stan's wedding present, a jigsaw puzzle, inadvertently becomes the focal point of their morning, captivating the attention of various individuals including a taxi driver, Ollie's butler, and a telegram delivery boy. As the completion of the puzzle eludes them, tensions rise, culminating in Cucumber's ire at the delay of his daughter's nuptials.

The scenario unfolds further as a confrontation ensues, leading to a police raid and subsequent arrests, sparing only Stan and Ollie who manage to conceal themselves. Amidst the tumult, the puzzle, symbolic of their predicament, is accidentally destroyed. Ollie's fortunes take a downturn with news of a financial crash affecting his investments in "The Great International Horsecollar Corporation," prompting a heated exchange between the friends.

Despite Stan's hopeful reassurances, Ollie's frustration reaches its zenith, leading to a decisive expulsion of Stan from the premises. Ultimately, amidst the discord and upheaval, Stan unwittingly discovers the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle.

Cast

Credited:

Stan Laurel as Stan
Oliver Hardy as Ollie
James Finlayson as Peter Cucumber
Marion Bardell as bride

Uncredited:

Eddie Baker as policeman
Billy Bletcher as police radio dispatcher
Carroll Borland as bridesmaid
Mary Kornman as bridesmaid
Charles McMurphy as policeman
Eddie Dunn as cabdriver
James C. Morton as traffic police
Bobby Dunn as telegram messenger
Charlie Hall as delivery boy
Frank Terry as Hives the butler, announcer
Charley Young as usher

References

^ "Laurel and Hardy Looking Better Than Ever". IndieWire. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

External links

Me and My Pal at IMDb
Me and My Pal at AllMovie
Me and My Pal at the TCM Movie Database

Filmography of Laurel and Hardy

Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy

Short films

Silent	The Lucky Dog (1921) 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926) Duck Soup (1927) Slipping Wives (1927) Love 'em and Weep (1927) Why Girls Love Sailors (1927) With Love and Hisses (1927) Sugar Daddies (1927) Sailors, Beware! (1927) The Second Hundred Years (1927) Hats Off (1927) Do Detectives Think? (1927) Putting Pants on Philip (1927) The Battle of the Century (1927) Leave 'Em Laughing (1928) Flying Elephants (1928) The Finishing Touch (1928) From Soup to Nuts (1928) You're Darn Tootin' (1928) Their Purple Moment (1928) Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) Early to Bed (1928) Two Tars (1928) Habeas Corpus (1928) We Faw Down (1928) Liberty (1929) Wrong Again (1929) That's My Wife (1929) Big Business (1929) Double Whoopee (1929) Bacon Grabbers (1929) Angora Love (1929)
Talking	Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) Berth Marks (1929) Men O' War (1929) Perfect Day (1929) They Go Boom (1929) The Hoose-Gow (1929) Night Owls (1930) Blotto (1930) Brats (1930) Below Zero (1930) Hog Wild (1930) The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) Another Fine Mess (1930) Be Big! (1931) Chickens Come Home (1931) Laughing Gravy (1931) Our Wife (1931) Come Clean (1931) One Good Turn (1931) Beau Hunks (1931) Helpmates (1932) Any Old Port! (1932) The Music Box (1932) The Chimp (1932) County Hospital (1932) Scram! (1932) Their First Mistake (1932) Towed in a Hole (1932) Twice Two (1933) Me and My Pal (1933) The Midnight Patrol (1933) Busy Bodies (1933) Dirty Work (1933) Oliver the Eighth (1934) Going Bye-Bye! (1934) Them Thar Hills (1934) The Live Ghost (1934) Tit for Tat (1935) The Fixer Uppers (1935) Thicker than Water (1935) Galaxy of Stars (1936 promotional)

Silent

The Lucky Dog (1921)
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
Duck Soup (1927)
Slipping Wives (1927)
Love 'em and Weep (1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
With Love and Hisses (1927)
Sugar Daddies (1927)
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
The Second Hundred Years (1927)
Hats Off (1927)
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
The Battle of the Century (1927)
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928)
Flying Elephants (1928)
The Finishing Touch (1928)
From Soup to Nuts (1928)
You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
Their Purple Moment (1928)
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Early to Bed (1928)
Two Tars (1928)
Habeas Corpus (1928)
We Faw Down (1928)
Liberty (1929)
Wrong Again (1929)
That's My Wife (1929)
Big Business (1929)
Double Whoopee (1929)
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Angora Love (1929)

Talking

Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)
Berth Marks (1929)
Men O' War (1929)
Perfect Day (1929)
They Go Boom (1929)
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Night Owls (1930)
Blotto (1930)
Brats (1930)
Below Zero (1930)
Hog Wild (1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Another Fine Mess (1930)
Be Big! (1931)
Chickens Come Home (1931)
Laughing Gravy (1931)
Our Wife (1931)
Come Clean (1931)
One Good Turn (1931)
Beau Hunks (1931)
Helpmates (1932)
Any Old Port! (1932)
The Music Box (1932)
The Chimp (1932)
County Hospital (1932)
Scram! (1932)
Their First Mistake (1932)
Towed in a Hole (1932)
Twice Two (1933)
Me and My Pal (1933)
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
Busy Bodies (1933)
Dirty Work (1933)
Oliver the Eighth (1934)
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Them Thar Hills (1934)
The Live Ghost (1934)
Tit for Tat (1935)
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
Thicker than Water (1935)
Galaxy of Stars (1936 promotional)

Feature films

Pardon Us (1931)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Fra Diavolo / The Devil's Brother / Bogus Bandits (1933)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Our Relations (1936)
Way Out West (1937)
Swiss Miss (1938)
Block-Heads (1938)
The Flying Deuces (1939)
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Saps at Sea (1940)
Great Guns (1941)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
Jitterbugs (1943)
The Dancing Masters (1943)
The Big Noise (1944)
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
The Bullfighters (1945)
Atoll K / Utopia (1951)

Combined filmography
Stan Laurel filmography
Oliver Hardy filmography
Laurel and Hardy (animated TV series)
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy (1999)
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Music
The Sons of the Desert

v t e Films directed by Charley Rogers
Me and My Pal (1933) The Devil's Brother (1933) Going Bye-Bye! (1934) Them Thar Hills (1934) Babes in Toyland (1934) The Live Ghost (1934) Tit for Tat (1935) The Fixer Uppers (1935) The Bohemian Girl (1936)