The boys think their days of fishing to feed themselves have come to an end, when Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer dies leaving a large estate. But they soon learn that Ebenezer was murdered and all the relatives, including Stan, are suspects.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
August 8, 1930
Popularity
1
Director
James Parrott
Writer
H.M. Walker
Producer
Hal Roach
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Cast
Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Frank Austin
Butler (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Detective (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
Nervous Relative at Window (uncredited)
Rosa Gore
Old Relative (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Young Relative (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Lon Poff
Old Relative (uncredited)
Art Rowlands
Theater-goer Relative (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford
Policeman (uncredited)
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
So our pair are fishing by the river when Ollie reads in the newspaper of the death of the wealthy Ebenezer Laurel. Could Stan be a relative? Well they head off to the eerie mansion to see if they can claim some of the $3m estate... Once there, an huge storm adds to the suspense as we discover that, maybe, the deceased died in suspicious circumstances. It has much more of a story and less of the slapstick about it, this one - more characterisation, and characters - Frank Austin is good and spooky as the butler! Great audio too - did we ever really have thunderstorms like this?
