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Thicker Than Water (1935) is a classic comedy short starring the legendary duo Laurel and Hardy. Filled with hilarious misunderstandings, domestic chaos, and the unforgettable slapstick humor that made them famous, this timeless film follows Stan and Ollie as a simple financial problem quickly turns into complete disaster. Their incredible chemistry and comedic timing continue to entertain audiences decades later.

This black-and-white comedy classic is perfect for fans of vintage Hollywood humor, classic slapstick films, and the golden age of comedy cinema.

Starring:
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy

Enjoy one of the most beloved Laurel and Hardy comedy classics from the 1930s.

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Transcript
00:07The End
00:50Are you going to eat your pie?
00:53I have a little more.
00:55You've had two pieces of pie.
00:57Incidentally, when are you going to pay me for your board and room?
01:00I gave it to him.
01:03What did you give it to him for?
01:05Well, he said he was boss, and I didn't know.
01:07Oh, he did, huh?
01:14Don't get sore, honey.
01:16I was only kidding.
01:20And from now on, you pay me for your board.
01:25Well, we've got to be running along.
01:27Come on, Stanley.
01:28Goodbye, honey.
01:29Goodbye.
01:31Where do you think you're going?
01:33Well, we're going to the ball game.
01:37You're going to the ball game?
01:40Well, certainly.
01:41We businessmen have to relax sometime, don't we, Stanley?
01:44We certainly do.
01:45Well, if you want to relax, you can stay home and wash these dishes.
01:48What do you mean, wash the dishes?
01:50Yeah, what would his friends think?
01:52You keep out of this.
01:57You'll stay home.
01:58Come on, the dishes.
01:59Well, I'll be seeing you.
02:01Oh, no, you don't.
02:02If I've got to stay here and wash the dishes, he's going to dry them.
02:06I don't care who does what.
02:09But you're not leaving me here and washing all these dishes alone.
02:11I'm telling you that right now.
02:13Well, after we get through, then can we go to the ball game?
02:16You can do what you like.
02:19Thank you, honey.
02:20Uh, Mrs. Hardy, if...
02:29Get me the dish, man.
02:33Get me the dish, man.
02:37Over there.
02:48Get me the soap, man.
02:59And don't forget to rinse them off.
03:22Get out of the way.
03:37Get out of the way.
04:07Pull out that boy.
05:22Don't keep handing them to me.
05:24When you get it dry, put it in a nice dry place.
05:42Now we are getting some place.
05:56If you open the cupboard, I'll put those away.
06:06Do you see who that is?
06:15Is Mr. Hardley home?
06:17Yes, sir, but he's not in.
06:28What's the matter with you?
06:29Too lazy to answer the door?
06:36Oh, good afternoon, Mr. Finlayson.
06:38Good afternoon.
06:44What's the idea?
06:45I'm here to collect the payment on the furniture.
06:47Why, it was paid yesterday.
06:49Steady, woman.
06:50Not to me it wasn't.
06:53Oliver?
06:54Yes, sir?
06:54Oliver?
06:55Yes, lady?
06:56I'm coming.
06:56There must be some mistake.
06:58Oliver, did I or did I not give you the money to pay on the furniture?
07:02You certainly did.
07:03Then why wasn't it paid?
07:05Well, I gave it to him to pay it for me.
07:07Then what did you do with it?
07:10I gave it back to him.
07:11You gave it to me?
07:13Yeah, I gave it to you to pay my room and board.
07:15Then you gave it to her.
07:18Recommender?
07:19Do you mean to say that the money that he gave to you, that you gave to him, that he
07:24gave to me, was the same money that I gave to him to pay him?
07:28Well, if that was the money that you gave to him to give to me to pay to him, it
07:33must have been the money that I gave him to give to you to pay my rent, didn't I?
07:39Mr. Finlayson, I owe you an apology.
07:42I'm 37 dollars.
07:43Then this money must belong to you.
07:46And the next time, I want my payment without any detour.
07:50He gave it to you, and you gave it to him, and who gave it to what?
07:54Why, you're all nuts!
07:59You big dumb bell, I can't trust you to do a thing.
08:03And as for you, I have a good mind to throw you out.
08:06You can't do it.
08:07I can't do it?
08:09No, because I paid my room and board in advance, and I gave it to him.
08:12What do you mean you gave it to me?
08:15That was the money that she gave to me, and I gave it to you to give to him.
08:21Then you gave it back to me, and I had to give it to her to give to him.
08:27Was that the money that she gave to him that I gave to you to give to...
08:31Why, certainly.
08:32Well, if she wants to give it to him, that's her business.
08:35No use you and I arguing about it.
08:37Oh, cut it out, cut it out.
08:43What humiliation.
08:45Creditors hounding me at my very fireside.
08:50You know what?
08:51What?
08:52I've got an idea.
08:54Well, let's hear it.
08:56How much money have you and your wife got in the bank?
08:59Well, if it's any of your business, we have a joint account of $300.
09:05Why?
09:06Why don't you draw the money out of the bank, pay off the furniture, and own it outright?
09:13You wouldn't have any interest to pay, and you wouldn't have any hounds in your fireplace.
09:21That's a good idea.
09:23I'm glad you liked it.
09:25Oh, honey!
09:26What is it?
09:31Stanley's got a great idea.
09:33What now?
09:33Well, he said that we should draw our money out of the bank and pay the furniture off.
09:38We'll do nothing of the kind.
09:41That money stays right where it is.
09:44Listen, Tumbleweed.
09:45From now on, you mind your own business.
09:48Huh.
09:48Draw the money out of the bank, the very idea.
09:52I've come to the conclusion you haven't an ounce of brains.
10:00Are you going to let her talk to you like that?
10:02I certainly am not.
10:04I don't blame you.
10:06Why, she talks to you like water off a duck's back.
10:09If she was my wife, I'd draw her out of the bank and I'd go and buy some furniture.
10:16Stanley, you're absolutely right.
10:20I'll let her.
10:22Come on.
10:28Do you know where the bank is?
10:29Why, certainly.
10:44$300.
10:46That's a lot of money.
10:47It sure is.
10:48Why, listen, ladies and gentlemen.
10:50This beautiful antique grandfather's block is worth $3,500 of anybody's money.
10:54And you're asking me to keep it away.
10:56And you're asking me to keep it away for $150?
10:58$150.
11:00$150.
11:00$155.
11:01Thank you so you'll never regret that big.
11:03$155.
11:04$155 for the beautiful old antique.
11:06At last we get something for nothing.
11:08$160.
11:09$160.
11:10Do I hear any more?
11:12$160 for this beautiful antique clock.
11:15Oh, gentlemen, step right up forward.
11:17We're giving things away today.
11:19Come, come.
11:19There's many seats right down front here.
11:21$200.
11:22Folks, don't let me sell this beautiful clock for $200.
11:25$200 once.
11:27$205.
11:28$205.
11:29$205.
11:30$210.
11:30$210.
11:32$225.
11:33$225.
11:34$230.
11:35$230.
11:36$230.
11:37$230 once.
11:38Just a minute.
11:38All right, lady.
11:39Take your time.
11:40Please, sir, will you do me a favor?
11:42My heart is set on having that clock.
11:44And I find I've left my money at home.
11:46Will you keep the bidding open until I go home and get it?
11:48Don't let anyone have it under any consideration.
11:51And I'll pay you well for your trouble.
11:53My dear madam, being a true southerner, chivalry is my middle name to say nothing of the hospitality.
12:00$230 I'm bid.
12:02Do I hear any more?
12:03$230.
12:04$230.
12:05$230.
12:07$235.
12:08Thank you so much.
12:08I'll be back in a minute.
12:10$235 once.
12:11$235 once.
12:13Third and last call.
12:15$240.
12:16$240.
12:18$240.
12:18$240.
12:19Do I hear any more?
12:20$240.
12:22$240.
12:22$240.
12:23$240.
12:26$250.
12:27$250.
12:30$255.
12:31$255.
12:32$250.
12:32$260.
12:34$260.
12:35$265.
12:37$265.
12:37$260.
12:38$270.
12:39$270.
12:39$270.
12:41What are you bidding against me for?
12:43Well, you're bidding against me.
12:45$275.
12:47$280.
12:48$280.
12:48$280.
12:49$285.
12:50$285.
12:51$290.
12:53$290.
12:54$290.
12:54Sold to the jolly gentleman on my left for $290.
13:04Well, folks, that concludes the sale for today.
13:12Hey, you.
13:15Come and pay your money and take your clock out of here.
13:17I want to get home.
13:19Pardon me just a moment.
13:22I beg your pardon, sir, but you don't understand.
13:25You see, I wasn't bidding for myself.
13:27I was bidding for a lady, and she went home to get her money.
13:30Oh, yeah?
13:31Well, you did the bidding, and you'll do the paying.
13:34Oh, boss.
13:35Yes?
13:37What is it?
13:38This fellow bought a clock and won't pay for it.
13:40Oh, is that so?
13:41Well, we've got a way of...
13:43Oh!
13:44I'll handle this.
13:45I've had trouble with these birds before.
13:46Now, you pay this money what you bid, or I'll call the cops.
13:56You take that clock and get out of here!
13:58You gave it to him, and he gave it to me, and I give...
14:01Get out!
14:02Go!
14:03He gave it to him, and...
14:05Get out of here!
14:06Get out!
14:06Good morning.
14:07Good morning, Mrs. Hardy.
14:08I wonder if you'd do a favor for me.
14:10You know, I have a joint account with my husband, and I'd like you to fix it so that nobody
14:13else can draw the money out but me.
14:15I'd be glad to do it for you, Mrs. Hardy.
14:17That's...
14:17But your husband was here a short while ago.
14:19That's very nice.
14:21What?
14:22Did he take the money?
14:24Yes, ma'am.
14:24All of it.
14:25He closed the account.
14:36Hey, Ollie.
14:37What?
14:38Let's put it down a minute.
14:44Hey!
14:47Hey!
14:48Hey!
14:48Hey!
14:49Hey!
15:07Oh, Mr. Finlayson.
15:09Yes?
15:09Have you seen my husband?
15:10He was here a while ago.
15:12Oh, thank goodness for that.
15:13Did he pay you for the furniture?
15:15He did not.
15:16Then what was he doing here?
15:17He bought himself a grandfather's clock.
15:20A clock?
15:21What for?
15:22For $290.
15:23That's what for.
15:24That's what for.
15:33Well, here's another nice kettle of fish you've pickled me in.
15:38What are you going to tell her about the clock?
15:40I'm gonna tell her nothing.
15:42I'll keep everything in the dark.
15:44I'll keep everything in the dark.
15:44And if you'll keep your mouth shut, nobody will be any the wiser.
15:54Hello, honey.
15:57Well, what's the matter?
15:59Where's that clock?
16:00What clock?
16:02The clock you paid $290 for.
16:05Why, that's ridiculous.
16:07Where would I get $290?
16:10Where's that clock?
16:12I don't know.
16:13He said he was going to keep it in the dark.
16:15And if I didn't keep my mouth shut, then nobody would be any the wiser.
16:20Oh!
16:22Now, why didn't you keep your trap shut?
16:35Give me that chair.
16:39What are you gonna do, cook something?
16:41Yes.
16:42I'm going to cook his goose.
16:47I'm taking my money out of the bank.
16:49I'll give him clocks.
17:08You can go right in.
17:09The second room on the right corridor.
17:14Oh, good morning, Mr. Laurel.
17:15Good morning, Mrs. Nurse.
17:17How's Mr. Hardy?
17:18Why, I believe he's convalescing.
17:20All right.
17:20I'll wait till he gets through.
17:22I'll sit over here now.
17:23I'll see.
17:26Good morning.
17:37Good morning.
17:52Good morning, Mrs.
17:54Well, Miss Goodall, get Mr. Laurel on the phone, having him down here at once.
17:58Why, Doctor, that's Mr. Laurel there.
18:00Oh, good. We need you. Right this way.
18:07Mr. Laurel, I regret to inform you that Mr. Hardy's had a relapse,
18:11and I find it necessary to give him a blood transfusion.
18:14Now, Mr. Hardy has suggested that you, being his best friend,
18:18would be pleased to let us take the blood from you. How do you mean?
18:20Oh, it's simple. We take some of your blood and transfer it to Mr. Hardy
18:26to give him strength and make him well.
18:29Who do you think I am, a bloodworm?
18:31Nurse? Yes, sir.
18:32Take Mr. Laurel upstairs, preparing for the operation.
18:34Yes, sir. Right this way, Mr. Laurel.
18:36Do I have to take me a hectopile?
18:40Ready, nurse? Ready, Doctor.
18:49Open the valve.
18:52Oh, Doctor, look.
18:54Close the valve, quickly.
18:55Oh, it won't work, Doctor.
18:57It must work. Try it again.
18:59Oh.
18:59Oh.
19:00Oh.
19:00Oh.
19:01Oh.
19:01Oh.
19:02Get the doctor.
19:05Oh, Doctor, that Laurel and Hardy case.
19:07What's the matter?
19:08Mr. Laurel has passed out, sir.
19:10I'm afraid we've taken too much of his blood.
19:11Well, reverse the operation.
19:13Take some blood from Mr. Hardy and give it to Mr. Laurel.
19:15But that'll get them all mixed up, sir.
19:17What difference does it make? Do as I tell you.
19:19Yes, sir.
19:20Come to me for everything.
19:33Come on!
19:50Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.
19:55Well, I could doubt that the doctor sent me upstairs to get a bloody infusion.
20:00I look like you now and you look like me and I don't want to do it.
20:04Shut up and come on.
20:09Oh, good-bye, Mr. Hardy.
20:12Good-bye.
20:14And good-bye, Mr. Laurel.
20:16Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
20:19Good-bye, my dear madam.
20:22Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
20:24Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
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