Be Big!

Be Big!

28 mins | Comedy | Feb. 7, 1931

Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is taking place that night in their honor. Ollie pretends to be sick and sends the wives on ahead, promising that he and Stan will meet them in the morning. The pair dress in their lodge gear, but their wives return having missed their train. With no obvious escape route, Stan and Ollie take to a bed in fear and in response to Stan's plea of "What'll I do?", Ollie replies "Be big!".

Be Big!

28 mins | Comedy | Feb. 7, 1931

Be Big!
Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is taking place that night in their honor. Ollie pretends to be sick and sends the wives on ahead, promising that he and Stan will meet them in the morning. The pair dress in their lodge gear, but their wives return having missed their train. With no obvious escape route, Stan and Ollie take to a bed in fear and in response to Stan's plea of "What'll I do?", Ollie replies "Be big!".
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Hal Roach Studios
Original title Be Big!
Directors James W. Horne
Writers H.M. Walker

Cast

Stan Laurel

as Stan

Oliver Hardy

as Ollie

Anita Garvin

as Mrs. Laurel

Charlie Hall

as Bellboy

Isabelle Keith

as Mrs. Hardy

Jack Hill

as Railway Station Passerby

Baldwin Cooke

as Cookie