Be Big! (1930)
Be Big! (1930)
Be Big! ist eine Komödie von Hal Roach aus dem Jahr 1930 mit dem Komiker-Duo Laurel und Hardy. In Deutschland ist der Kurzfilm auch unter den Titeln Die Qual mit den Stiefeln, Sei groß!, Sei ein Mann, Dick und Doof, die Schwerenöter und Herrenpartie bekannt.
Es spielten:
- Stan Laurel: Stan
- Oliver Hardy: Ollie
- Anita Garvin: Mrs. Laurel
- Charlie Hall: Hotelpage
- Isabelle Keith: Mrs. Hardy
- Baldwin Cooke: Cookie
- Jack Hill: Passant
- Ham Kinsey: Passant
- Chet Brandenburg: Taxifahrer
- Jean De Briac
Laurel and Hardy are almost on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from Cookie, a lodge buddy. Cookie tells Ollie that a stag party is taking place that night in their honor and reveals irresistible details of the event when Ollie says they won’t be able to attend.
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 and there are scenes of a lengthy struggle to pull one of Stan’s boots off Ollie’s foot. The wives then return having missed their train and 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!“.