The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930 short film directed by James Parrott
Movie short_film Q1589265
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
James Parrott · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was directed by James Parrott[4].
  • H. M. Walker wrote the screenplay for The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case[5].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's composer is recorded as Marvin Hatley[6].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's genre is comedy film[8].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's genre is buddy film[9].
  • A cast member of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was Stan Laurel[10].
  • A cast member of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was Oliver Hardy[11].
  • A cast member of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was Tiny Sandford[12].
  • A cast member of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was Dell Henderson[13].
  • A cast member of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was Bobby Burns[14].
  • A cast member of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was Fred Kelsey[15].
  • A cast member of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was Lon Poff[16].
  • A cast member of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was Stanley Blystone[17].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was produced by Hal Roach[18].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's production company is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[19].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's director of photography is recorded as George Stevens[20].
  • The original language of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was English[21].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was distributed by video on demand[22].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's country of origin is recorded as United States[24].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was released on January 1, 1930[25].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's distributed by is recorded as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26].
  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was produced by Hal Roach[18]. It was directed by James Parrott[4]. H. M. Walker wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Stan Laurel[10], Oliver Hardy[11], Tiny Sandford[12], Dell Henderson[13], Bobby Burns[14], and Fred Kelsey[15].

Publication

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case was published on January 1, 1930[25]. The original language of it was English[21]. Genres include comedy film[8] and buddy film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[22].

Subject and Themes

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement[7].

Why It Matters

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 24d ago · PublicDomainFan08 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rotten tomatoes id → the_laurel_hardy_murder_case
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  2. 24d ago · PublicDomainFan08 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) Poster.jpg
    Video → The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) - 16mm - Flat - Mono - U
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  3. 14w ago · Mbch331 · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moviemeter film id → 1130775
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  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 205413
    Producer → Hal Roach
    Publication date → +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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