Our Wife (1931 film)

1931 film by James W. Horne

May 16, 1931 (1931-05-16)

Running time

20:52CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Our Wife is a 1931 American pre-Code Hal Roach comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1]

Plot

Oliver's plans to marry his sweetheart, Dulcy, with Stan as his best man, face a series of obstacles.

Dulcy's father opposes the union upon seeing a photograph of Ollie, leading to the cancellation of the wedding arrangements. Additionally, Stan accidentally ruins the wedding cake by spraying it with fly spray.

Later, Ollie mistakenly ingests the insecticide, believing it to be throat medicine, resulting in him seeking relief by applying ice cubes, only to comically slip and fall on the ice.

Despite these mishaps, the couple decides to elope and arranges to meet a Justice of the Peace clandestinely. However, their elopement is marked by further comedic misadventures. They struggle to fit into a small car rented by Stan for the occasion, as Ollie had anticipated a larger vehicle.

Eventually, they manage to squeeze into the car along with a suitcase, causing the vehicle to tilt under their weight, resulting in Stan's head protruding through the roof.

The situation culminates with a cross-eyed justice officiates a marriage ceremony, uniting Ollie and Stan in matrimony.

Cast

Stan Laurel as Stan
Oliver Hardy as Ollie
Babe London as Dulcy
James Finlayson as Dulcy's Father
Ben Turpin as Justice of the Peace
Blanche Payson as Daughter of the Justice of the Peace
Charley Rogers as Butler

References

^ Drew, Bernard A. (December 4, 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2.

External links

Our Wife at IMDb
Our Wife at the TCM Movie Database
Our Wife at AllMovie
Our Wife at Rotten Tomatoes

Filmography of Laurel and Hardy

Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy

Short films

Silent	The Lucky Dog (1921) 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926) Duck Soup (1927) Slipping Wives (1927) Love 'em and Weep (1927) Why Girls Love Sailors (1927) With Love and Hisses (1927) Sugar Daddies (1927) Sailors, Beware! (1927) The Second Hundred Years (1927) Hats Off (1927) Do Detectives Think? (1927) Putting Pants on Philip (1927) The Battle of the Century (1927) Leave 'Em Laughing (1928) Flying Elephants (1928) The Finishing Touch (1928) From Soup to Nuts (1928) You're Darn Tootin' (1928) Their Purple Moment (1928) Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) Early to Bed (1928) Two Tars (1928) Habeas Corpus (1928) We Faw Down (1928) Liberty (1929) Wrong Again (1929) That's My Wife (1929) Big Business (1929) Double Whoopee (1929) Bacon Grabbers (1929) Angora Love (1929)
Talking	Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) Berth Marks (1929) Men O' War (1929) Perfect Day (1929) They Go Boom (1929) The Hoose-Gow (1929) Night Owls (1930) Blotto (1930) Brats (1930) Below Zero (1930) Hog Wild (1930) The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) Another Fine Mess (1930) Be Big! (1931) Chickens Come Home (1931) Laughing Gravy (1931) Our Wife (1931) Come Clean (1931) One Good Turn (1931) Beau Hunks (1931) Helpmates (1932) Any Old Port! (1932) The Music Box (1932) The Chimp (1932) County Hospital (1932) Scram! (1932) Their First Mistake (1932) Towed in a Hole (1932) Twice Two (1933) Me and My Pal (1933) The Midnight Patrol (1933) Busy Bodies (1933) Dirty Work (1933) Oliver the Eighth (1934) Going Bye-Bye! (1934) Them Thar Hills (1934) The Live Ghost (1934) Tit for Tat (1935) The Fixer Uppers (1935) Thicker than Water (1935) Galaxy of Stars (1936 promotional)

Silent

The Lucky Dog (1921)
45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
Duck Soup (1927)
Slipping Wives (1927)
Love 'em and Weep (1927)
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
With Love and Hisses (1927)
Sugar Daddies (1927)
Sailors, Beware! (1927)
The Second Hundred Years (1927)
Hats Off (1927)
Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
The Battle of the Century (1927)
Leave 'Em Laughing (1928)
Flying Elephants (1928)
The Finishing Touch (1928)
From Soup to Nuts (1928)
You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
Their Purple Moment (1928)
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Early to Bed (1928)
Two Tars (1928)
Habeas Corpus (1928)
We Faw Down (1928)
Liberty (1929)
Wrong Again (1929)
That's My Wife (1929)
Big Business (1929)
Double Whoopee (1929)
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Angora Love (1929)

Talking

Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)
Berth Marks (1929)
Men O' War (1929)
Perfect Day (1929)
They Go Boom (1929)
The Hoose-Gow (1929)
Night Owls (1930)
Blotto (1930)
Brats (1930)
Below Zero (1930)
Hog Wild (1930)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
Another Fine Mess (1930)
Be Big! (1931)
Chickens Come Home (1931)
Laughing Gravy (1931)
Our Wife (1931)
Come Clean (1931)
One Good Turn (1931)
Beau Hunks (1931)
Helpmates (1932)
Any Old Port! (1932)
The Music Box (1932)
The Chimp (1932)
County Hospital (1932)
Scram! (1932)
Their First Mistake (1932)
Towed in a Hole (1932)
Twice Two (1933)
Me and My Pal (1933)
The Midnight Patrol (1933)
Busy Bodies (1933)
Dirty Work (1933)
Oliver the Eighth (1934)
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Them Thar Hills (1934)
The Live Ghost (1934)
Tit for Tat (1935)
The Fixer Uppers (1935)
Thicker than Water (1935)
Galaxy of Stars (1936 promotional)

Feature films

Pardon Us (1931)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Fra Diavolo / The Devil's Brother / Bogus Bandits (1933)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Bonnie Scotland (1935)
The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Our Relations (1936)
Way Out West (1937)
Swiss Miss (1938)
Block-Heads (1938)
The Flying Deuces (1939)
A Chump at Oxford (1940)
Saps at Sea (1940)
Great Guns (1941)
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
Jitterbugs (1943)
The Dancing Masters (1943)
The Big Noise (1944)
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
The Bullfighters (1945)
Atoll K / Utopia (1951)

Combined filmography
Stan Laurel filmography
Oliver Hardy filmography
Laurel and Hardy (animated TV series)
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy (1999)
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Music
The Sons of the Desert

v t e Films directed by James W. Horne
Stingaree (1915) The Bull's Eye (1917) Hands Up (1918) The Midnight Man (1919) The Bronze Bell (1921) Dangerous Pastime (1922) The Forgotten Law (1922) Don't Doubt Your Wife (1922) The Hottentot (1922) The Sunshine Trail (1923) Itching Palms (1923) Can a Woman Love Twice? (1923) A Man of Action (1923) Blow Your Own Horn (1923) The Yankee Consul (1924) Stepping Lively (1924) Alimony (1924) Laughing at Danger (1924) In Fast Company (1924) American Manners (1924) Youth and Adventure (1925) Wife Tamers (1926) Kosher Kitty Kelly (1926) College (1927) The Big Hop (1928) Black Butterflies (1928) Big Business (1929) When the Wind Blows (1930) Laughing Gravy (1931) Be Big! (1931) Chickens Come Home (1931) Our Wife (1931) Come Clean (1931) One Good Turn (1931) Beau Hunks (1931) Any Old Port! (1932) Mister Mugg (1933) Thicker than Water (1935) Bonnie Scotland (1935) The Bohemian Girl (1936) Way Out West (1937) The Spider's Web (1938) Flying G-Men (1939) The Shadow (1940) Terry and the Pirates (1940) Deadwood Dick (1940) The Green Archer (1940) White Eagle (1941) The Spider Returns (1941) The Iron Claw (1941) Holt of the Secret Service (1941) Captain Midnight (1942) Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)

Films directed by James W. Horne