Perfect Day

"Goodbye..."

1929 0h 19m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 78

Comedy

Synopsis

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Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar.

“Goodbye...”

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Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Edgar Kennedy
Uncle Edgar
Kay Deslys
Mrs. Hardy
Isabelle Keith
Mrs. Laurel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Parrott
Writers: Hal Roach, Leo McCarey
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Goodbye...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0020264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Parrott directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Goodbye...".
6IMDB entry: tt0020264 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 19 min · 0h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Perfect Day (1929)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-03-25
★ 6/10
Edgar Kennedy rather steals the scene here as the gout-ridden "Uncle Edgar" - that's quite some foot bandage he's got. Anyway, he is to be taken on a nice day trip by his family - Stan and Ollie, and their wives Kay Deslys and Isabelle Keith. Of course, this is destined to slapstick failure right from the get go. Indeed, they can't even all get into the car before mishaps begin and nobody is going nowhere! Even from their pre-boarding kitchen antics, I found this to be one of the more repetitive outings for our duo, and the fact that they are talking doesn't really help! It has a really predicable narrative to it and there are only so many sandwich throwing and tyre changing gags that I can smile at before they start to stick in the same gear as their static car. These two men were masters of comedy timing and their synchronicity here is still enjoyable, but a bit more work on mixing up the story might have helped - as well as a little more from Kennedy.

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