Thicker Than Water

Thicker Than Water

21 mins | Comedy | March 16, 1935

Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. At Stan's suggestion Ollie then withdraws the couple's savings from the bank to pay for the furniture and inadvertently pays virtually the whole amount at an auction for a grandfather clock which is soon crushed under a passing truck. Mrs Hardy then unintentionally causes serious injuries to Ollie requiring him to be rushed to hospital for a blood transfusion. The doctor conscripts Stan to be the unwilling blood donor. Problems occur with the transfusion and when Stan and Ollie leave the hospital they appear to have morphed into each other.

Thicker Than Water

21 mins | Comedy | March 16, 1935

Thicker Than Water
Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. At Stan's suggestion Ollie then withdraws the couple's savings from the bank to pay for the furniture and inadvertently pays virtually the whole amount at an auction for a grandfather clock which is soon crushed under a passing truck. Mrs Hardy then unintentionally causes serious injuries to Ollie requiring him to be rushed to hospital for a blood transfusion. The doctor conscripts Stan to be the unwilling blood donor. Problems occur with the transfusion and when Stan and Ollie leave the hospital they appear to have morphed into each other.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Hal Roach Studios
Original title Thicker Than Water
Directors James W. Horne
Writers Stan Laurel

Cast

Stan Laurel

as Stan

Oliver Hardy

as Ollie

Daphne Pollard

as Mrs. Daphne Hardy

James Finlayson

as Auction Manager

Bess Flowers

as Nurse (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

as Bank Teller (uncredited)