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Hog Wild

  • 1930
  • Passed
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.3K
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Hog Wild (1930)
SlapstickComedyFamilyShort

Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

  • Director
    • James Parrott
  • Writers
    • H.M. Walker
    • Leo McCarey
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Russell Custer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Parrott
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker
      • Leo McCarey
    • Stars
      • Stan Laurel
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Russell Custer
    • 32User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Stan
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Ollie
    Russell Custer
    • Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Danko
    • Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Granger
    Dorothy Granger
    • Tillie - The Hardys' Maid
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Fay Holderness
    • Mrs. Hardy
    • (uncredited)
    Charles McMurphy
    • Streetcar Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    Cy Slocum
    • Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Joy Winthrop
    • Bystander
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • James Parrott
    • Writers
      • H.M. Walker
      • Leo McCarey
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    8boblipton

    Soap, No Radio

    Mr. Hardy is failing to raise a radio antenna on his house's roof, and Mr. Laurel is helping him do that. Fail, that is.

    Fay Holderness plays Oliver's wife in this short, and she's a very good actress..... but not the least funny in the role, only mildly exasperated. Meanwhile Stan and Ollie are risking life and limb, falling off roofs and so forth. It's another series of perfectly timed variations on a theme of destruction, where the boys are 90% of the movie, and Miss Holderness is there for a couple of reaction shots....and Dorothy Granger for her legs.
    7Doylenf

    Sight gags and physical comedy rule the day...

    After a painfully dull opening joke about a misplaced hat, HOG WILD turns out to be one of the best Laurel and Hardy shorts, in a brief amount of time able to spotlight all of the silly ingredients that made them so popular in the '30s.

    Stan comes upon Oliver climbing a ladder to install a radio aerial at the request of his wife who wants to hear Japan.

    Stan asks if he can help and from then on the film is one slapstick situation after another, with Oliver getting the worst of the deal and giving the camera his special glance of despair.

    The rooftop happenings are funny enough but the finale with Oliver inadvertently being carried away by Stan's car while he's atop a ladder gives the ending a funny twist and some unexpected situations.

    Summing up: Easily qualifies as one of their best shorts.
    Snow Leopard

    Enjoyable Short Feature

    This is one of many Laurel & Hardy short features that show how much mileage the great comedy duo were able to get out of a single situation. After a somewhat slow opening sequence, Stan and Ollie have to install a radio antenna on Ollie's roof, and things quickly get "Hog Wild", as everything that can happen does happen. You can see a lot of the gags coming in this one, but they are still very funny, done cleverly and with expert timing. It gets even better as it goes along. This one is worth making a point to see if you are a fan of Laurel and Hardy.
    9planktonrules

    I pretty much agree with Boba_Fett1138--this is about as typical a Laurel and Hardy film as you can find

    After having seen just about every short Laurel and Hardy made together, I have noticed that the most of the best films are the ones with very simple and mundane plots. Films such as DIRTY WORK, HELP MATES and HOG WILD simply have the pair cleaning house or fixing things, yet they sure milk it for all its worth. I think one of the reasons I love these films is that they aren't cluttered with co-stars or difficult plots and just allow the pair to be the lovable and klutzy characters we've come to love.

    Here, Ollie's wife tells him to install a radio aerial on the roof so they can get better reception and THEN he can go have fun with Stan. For any halfway normal person, this would have been a rather quick job--and so naturally the boys nearly kill themselves as well as manage to destroy much of the house! The film ends with a tough to believe but well-filmed sequence where Ollie is stuck on a ladder and Stan accidentally starts the car. Unlike lousy driving sequences such as in COUNTY HOSPITAL where the studio used cheap and unrealistic rear projection to make the driving sequence, here it's filmed for real--though of course stunt doubles were used for the distant shots. This scene and the final shot were quite well done and worked well with the prior house demolition scenes--providing many laughs and no serious lulls. Funny and right to the point.
    philgieri

    A Hell Of A Brilliant Comedy Short

    "Hog Wild" is not only one of Laurel & Hardy's best films, it's simply one of the greatest shorts ever made. Give the boys a simple situation, let 'em milk twenty minutes worth of inspired gags out of it and you have a damn near perfect comedy.

    In this 1930s short, Laurel & Hardy are planning to put up an aerial, ("Mrs Hardy wants to get Japan!"). That is all there is to say about the story; what we get is Laurel & Hardy playing with tools, Ollie being pestered by his wife and a hilarious slapstick finale which manages to remain completely in character. With about 18 minutes of pantomime and 2 minutes of dialogue, "Hog Wild" represents Laurel & Hardy at their absolute best. And we know how good that is!

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    • Trivia
      The leggy girl lifting her skirt as she attempts to navigate a puddle of water as Stan approaches Ollie's house is Dorothy Granger, who also portrays the Hardys' maid.
    • Goofs
      When Stan and Ollie are sitting in the lily pond after the chimney has fallen on them, you can see one of the fake bricks floating in the water.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Hardy: [runs up to Ollie] Oh Oliver darling, this is terrible.

      Ollie: Oh, don't cry over me, dear. I'm not hurt.

      Mrs. Hardy: I'm not crying over you. The man came and took the radio away.

      [sobs]

    • Alternate versions
      There is also a colorized version.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Pêle-Mêle (1930)
    • Soundtracks
      Ku-Ku
      (1928) (uncredited)

      Written by Marvin Hatley

      Played during the opening credits and at the end

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    • Release date
      • May 31, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Aerial Antics
    • Filming locations
      • 4175 Madison Avenue, Culver City, California, USA(Hardy's house)
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 19m
    • Color
      • Black and White

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