Towed in a Hole (1932)

USA, 21 min
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Basic facts

Original title Towed in a Hole
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1934-11-19

Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan

Oliver Hardy
Ollie

Billy Gilbert
Joe, ägaren till skrotupplaget

Titles

Original title
  • Towed in a Hole
Swedish release title
  • Helan och Halvan som affärsmän i stor stil
Distribution title
  • Fiskehandlerne (Danmark)
  • Friske fiskere (Danmark)
  • Hul i båden (Danmark)
  • Ojasta allikkoon (Finland)
  • Dick und Doof kaufen ein Schiff (Tyskland)
  • In ein Loch gezogen (Tyskland)
  • Kaufen ein Schiff (Tyskland)
  • Laurel et Hardy marchands de possons (Frankrike)
  • Marchands de poissons (Frankrike)
  • Trainati in un buco (Italien)
  • Buone vacanze (Italien)
  • Barqueiro de voga (Brasilien)
  • Pescando no seco (Brasilien)
  • O capitão e seu marujo (Brasilien)
  • Pescado fresco (Argentina)
  • Pescadores pescados (Spanien)
Alternative title
  • Två raska sjömän
  • Helan och Halvan som fiskhandlare
Re-release title
  • Fiskhandlarna
  • Fina fisken

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Story

Cast

Stan Laurel Stan
Oliver Hardy Ollie
Billy Gilbert Joe, ägaren till skrotupplaget

Companies

Production Company Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation 1933-01-18 LP3577
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn 1934
AB Wivefilm 1945
AB Wivefilm 1947
Nargo Film AB 1948
AB Wivefilm 1959
Film AB Corona 1965

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 71248
Date 1947-01
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 565 meters
Notes Speltid: 21 minuter.


Censorship number 69540
Date 1945-12-12
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 545 meters
Notes Granskad som del i kompilationsfilmen "I vått och torrt" (1945) tillsammans med kortfilmerna "Another Fine Mess" (1930), "Laughing Gravy" (1931) och "Tit for Tat" (1935).


Censorship number 51408
Date 1934-11-19
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 575 meters
Notes Speltid: 21 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 572 meter
Length in minutes 21 min
Reels 2 reels


Production location

1932-10-31 1932-11-09
Arnaz Ranch, Robertson Boulevard, Rincon de Los Bueyes Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1932-12-31 USA 21 min
Release in Sweden 1934-11-19 London Stockholm Sweden 21 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Fish for Sale
Sung by Oliver Hardy


Related films

Throughly Married (1933) contains Towed in a Hole (1932)
I vått och torrt (1945) contains Towed in a Hole (1932)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 16 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 540


Element type Duplicate negative
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 570


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 4
Album No


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