Our Relations

"Two innocent sailors on a holiday....but they ended up all at sea....."

1936 1h 13m EN

👍

7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 125

Comedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.

“Two innocent sailors on a holiday....but they ended up all at sea.....”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

YouTubeRent

Apple TV StoreBuy

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan / Alf Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Ollie / Bert Hardy
Betty Brown
Mrs. Betty Laurel
Daphne Pollard
Mrs. Daphne Hardy
Alan Hale
Joe Grogan
Sidney Toler
Captain of SS Periwinkle
James Finlayson
Finn
Iris Adrian
Alice

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harry Lachman
Writers: Richard Connell, W.W. Jacobs, Felix Adler
Languages: Arabic, English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Shot for just $0.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

Did you know

90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, English.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Harry Lachman, shot by Rudolph Maté. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Betty Brown carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "Two innocent sailors on a holiday....but they ended up all at sea.....".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harry Lachman directs. Rudolph Maté behind the camera. Bert Jordan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
390 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Arabic, English.
5Directed by Harry Lachman, shot by Rudolph Maté. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Betty Brown carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Two innocent sailors on a holiday....but they ended up all at sea.....".
9IMDB entry: tt0028070 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "letter", "mistaken identity", "twin brother", "black and white".
11Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rudolph Maté
Editing: Bert Jordan
Runtime: 73 min · 1h 13m
Status: Released
Budget: $400,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Our Relations (1936)

Also by

Harry Lachman

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

talisencrw2016-06-29
★ 9/10
Highly enjoyable, and shows Laurel and Hardy's strengths as actors, as you see the infinitesimal differences the two put into each of their 'good' and 'bad' twin-brother performances. Recommended, especially to fans of the duo or of older comedic films in general.

Production companies