Apr 20, 1929
18 min
Full-HD

Big Business (1929)

Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.

Category

Comedy

Country

United States of America

Companies

Hal Roach Studios

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

James Finlayson

Homeowner (uncredited)

Tiny Sandford

Policeman (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Neighbor (uncredited)

Retta Palmer

Neighbor (uncredited)

Lyle Tayo

First Customer (uncredited)

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