James Finlayson credited as playing...
Auction Manager
- Mrs. Daphne Hardy: Mr. Finlayson, I owe you an apology.
- Auction Manager: And thirty-seven dollars.
- Mrs. Daphne Hardy: Then this money must belong to you.
- [pays him]
- Auction Manager: The next time, I want my payment without any detour. Ha. He gave it to you and you gave it to him and who gave it to what. You're all NUTS!
- Auctioneer: Oh, boss!
- Auction Manager: [coming in from the other room] Yes? What is it?
- Auctioneer: This fella bought a clock and won't pay for it.
- Auction Manager: Oh, is that so? Well, we have a way of...
- [does a double-take when he recognizes Stan and Ollie]
- Auction Manager: Oh! I'll handle this; I've had trouble with these birds before. Now you pay this money what you bid or I'll call the cops!
- [Ollie reluctantly pays the auctioneer $290]
- Auction Manager: You take that clock and get out of here! "You gave it to him and he gave it to me and..." GET OUT! D'oh! "He gave it to him and..." Get out of here, get out!
- Auction Manager: I'm here to collect the payment on the furniture.
- Mrs. Daphne Hardy: Why, it was paid yesterday.
- Auction Manager: Steady woman. Not to me, it wasn't.
- Mrs. Daphne Hardy: Oliver! Oliver!
- Mrs. Daphne Hardy: Have you seen my husband?
- Auction Manager: He was here awhile ago.
- Mrs. Daphne Hardy: Oh, thank goodness for that. Did he pay you for the furniture?
- Auction Manager: He did not.
- Mrs. Daphne Hardy: Then what was he doing here?
- Auction Manager: He bought himself a grandfather clock.
- Mrs. Daphne Hardy: A clock? What for?
- Auction Manager: For $290, that's what for.