The Music Box
Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy decided to reorganize and resupervise their entire financial structure- so they took the $3.80 and went into business.
Directed by James Parrott
Produced by Hal Roach Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
A gleefully absurd physical comedy about two bumbling delivery men battling gravity and circumstance to move a piano up an endless staircase.
The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen himself. But the biggest problem is the force of gravity, which repeatedly pulls the piano back down to the bottom of the stairs.
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Like The Music Box
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Music Box
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Music Box, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Music Box, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Music Box, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
