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Chickens Come Home

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Chickens Come Home
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Directed by	James W. Horne
Produced by	Hal Roach
Written by	Hal Roach (story) H.M. Walker (dialogue)
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy
Music by	Marvin Hatley Leroy Shield
Cinematography	Jack Stevens Art Lloyd
Editing by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	February 21, 1931
Running time	30' 26" (English) 56' 11" (Spanish)
Country	United States
Language	English

Chickens Come Home is a 1931 short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James W. Horne and produced by Hal Roach. It was shot in January, 1931 and released on February 21, 1931. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film Love 'em and Weep in which Jimmy Finlayson played Hardy's role and Hardy played a party guest.

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Spanish version
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Plot

Fertilizer dealer and mayoral candidate Ollie is confronted by an old flame (Mae Busch) at his office, threatening to publish an old photograph of the woman and Ollie riding piggyback on the beach if she is not paid off. Ollie agrees to meet her that evening to make a settlement, but Mrs. Hardy (Thelma Todd) arrives to remind him of a dinner party taking place at that same moment. Ollie recruits employee Stan to go to the woman's apartment while Ollie attends the party, a maneuver which does not please the woman, who demands Ollie's telephone number, touching off a variety of misunderstandings and suspicions of unfaithfulness between the boys, their wives, Ollie's butler and Mrs. Laurel's gossipy friend.
The woman eventually makes it to Ollie's house, despite Stan's efforts; Ollie passes him off as Mrs. Laurel to avoid suspicion. After the guests leave, Ollie threatens to kill the woman and then himself, causing her to faint. The boys attempt to get her out of the house, but Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. Laurel, the latter armed with a hatchet, easily catch on, and the boys flee.

Cast

• Stan Laurel
• Oliver Hardy
• Mae Busch
• Thelma Todd
• Jimmy Finlayson
• Norma Drew
• Patsy O'Byrne

Spanish version

A Spanish-language version of this film was completely re-shot with the stars delivering their lines in phonetic Spanish. It was expanded to one hour by adding scenes of Abraham J. Cantu, a magician and of vaudeville regurgitator, Hadji Ali, performing at the Hardy dinner party. Titled Politiquerias, the film was released in Latin American and Spanish markets as a feature.
Joining headliners Laurel and Hardy was a supporting cast of native Spanish speakers: Linda Loredo played Mrs. Hardy, Carmen Granada was Mrs. Laurel and Rina De Liguro was the burr under everyone's saddle in the Mae Busch role. James Finlayson absorbed the abuse — and more — of the magician and the regurgitator in the added scenes, reprising his role as the Hardy butler.

References

External links

• Chickens Come Home at the Internet Movie Database
• Chickens Come Home at Rotten Tomatoes

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 A publicity photo taken of Thelma Todd during the production of CHICKENS COME HOME.

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