Below Zero (1930 film)
Below Zero is a 1930 short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James Parrott and produced by Hal Roach.
| Below Zero | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Parrott |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | H.M. Walker |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | April 26, 1930 |
Running time | 20:36 (English) 28:19 (Spanish) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Laurel and Hardy have no success earning money on a bleak, snowy winter's day as sidewalk musicians, especially when playing "In the Good Old Summertime". This annoys a man shoveling his sidewalk . Their instruments are destroyed in an argument with a woman, but Stan finds a wallet. They are chased by a thief, but are protected by a police officer. Stan and Ollie share a slap-up meal with the cop, but unfortunately, Stan finds out the wallet in fact belongs to the cop. When the policeman discovers this he tells the waiter who throws them out of the restaurant and throws Stan upside down in a barrel of water. Oliver finds Stan who now has an enormous stomach after drinking all the water while trapped in the barrel.
Cast[1]
| Stan Laurel | --- Stan |
| Oliver Hardy | --- Ollie |
| Uncredited | |
| Bobby Burns | --- 'blind' man / deadbeat diner |
| Baldwin Cooke | --- man at window |
| Kay Deslys | --- woman at window |
| Charlie Hall | --- annoyed shopkeeper throwing snowball |
| Jack Hill | --- busboy |
| Frank Holliday | --- policeman |
| Charles McMurphy | --- extra at restaurant |
| Bob O'Connor | --- extra at restaurant |
| Retta Palmer | --- woman leaving window |
| Blanche Payson | --- formidable woman |
| Tiny Sandford | --- Pete |
| Charles Sullivan | --- extra at restaurant |
| Lyle Tayo | --- woman at window tossing Stan & Ollie a dollar |
| Leo Willis | --- crook |
Spanish version
An extended Spanish version, Tiembla Y Titubea was also produced with Laurel and Hardy speaking phonetically from blackboards placed just out of camera range; Spanish-speaking actors replacing the English supporting players.