Below Zero

Below Zero is a 1930 short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James Parrott and produced by Hal Roach Laurel and Hardy have no success earning money on a bleak, snowy winter's day, especially when playing In the Good Old Summertime. 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. An extended Spanish version, Tiembla Y Titubea was also produced with Laurel & Hardy speaking phonetically from blackboards placed just out of camera range ; Spanish-speaking actors replacing the English supporting players. This version is available on Disc 11 of "The Laurel and Hardy Collection" 21 disc box set as well as individually .
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