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Big Business
Comedy, Silent
Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with a grumpy would-be customer.
Movie Info
Directed by: James W. Horne, Leo McCarey
Written by: H.M. Walker (titles)
Produced by: Hal Roach
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Tiny Sandford, Charlie Hall, Lyle Tayo
Edited by: Richard C. Currier (as Richard Currier)
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date: April 20, 1929
Running time: 19 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: Silent film, English (Original intertitles)
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