Great Guns

"THEY'RE BACK AGAIN...in the most hilarious comedy of their career!"

1941 1h 14m EN

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6.0

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6.1

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 43★6.1IMDB · 1,621

Comedy

Synopsis

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Laurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer, (Dick Nelson) will need them now he's drafted.

“THEY'RE BACK AGAIN...in the most hilarious comedy of their career!”

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Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Oliver
Sheila Ryan
Ginger Hammond
Dick Nelson
Dan Forrester
Edmund MacDonald
Hippo
Charles Trowbridge
Col. Ridley
Ludwig Stössel
Dr. Schickel
Kane Richmond
Capt. Baker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Monty Banks
Writers: Lou Breslow
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Monty Banks, shot by Glen MacWilliams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Buttolph. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Sheila Ryan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THEY'RE BACK AGAIN...in the most hilarious comedy of their career!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0033676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Monty Banks directs. Glen MacWilliams behind the camera. David Buttolph scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
285 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Monty Banks, shot by Glen MacWilliams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Buttolph. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Sheila Ryan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "THEY'RE BACK AGAIN...in the most hilarious comedy of their career!".
8IMDB entry: tt0033676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.