Talkie short
One Good Turn
Synopsis
Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her mortgage. They don't realize that the old lady is really rehearsing for a play. Stan and Ollie decide to help the old lady by selling their car. During the auction a drunk puts a wallet in Stan's pocket. Ollie accuses Stan of robbing the old lady, but when the truth is revealed Stan takes revenge on Ollie.
Credits
| Role | People | Character | Billed as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast | Stan Laurel | Stan | Stan Laurel |
| Cast | Oliver Hardy | Ollie | Oliver Hardy |
| Cast | Mary Carr | Old Lady | Mary Carr |
| Cast | James Finlayson | A Community Player | James Finlayson |
| Cast | Billy Gilbert | Drunk | Billy Gilbert |
| Cast | Dorothy Granger | A Community Player (uncredited) | Dorothy Granger |
| Cast | Harry 'Snub' Pollard | A Community Player (uncredited) | Harry 'Snub' Pollard |
| Director | James W. Horne | Director | James W. Horne |
| Writer | H.M. Walker | Dialogue | H.M. Walker |
| Writer | Stan Laurel | Writer | Stan Laurel |
| Writer | James Parrott | Writer | James Parrott |
| Writer | Charley Rogers | Writer | Charley Rogers |
| Producer | Hal Roach | Producer | Hal Roach |
| cinematography | Art Lloyd | Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| music | Marvin Hatley | Original Music Composer | Marvin Hatley |
| music | Leroy Shield | Original Music Composer | Leroy Shield |
| editor | Richard C. Currier | Editor | Richard C. Currier |
| sound | Elmer Raguse | Sound | Elmer Raguse |
| Cast | Lyle Tayo | Community player | — |
| Cast | Gordon Douglas | Community player | — |
| Cast | Snub Pollard | Community player | — |
| Cast | Baldwin Cooke | Auction passerby | — |
| Cast | Ham Kinsey | Auction passerby | — |
| Cast | Charles Lloyd | Auction passerby | — |
| Cast | Dick Gilbert | Car auction onlooker | — |
| Cast | Bob Minford | Car auction onlooker | — |
| Cast | Edna Hall | Car auction onlooker | — |
| Cast | Retta Palmer | [?] | — |
| Cast | James Finlayson. Billy Gilbert | — | — |
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