Tit for Tat

1935 0h 20m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 94

Comedy

Synopsis

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Stan and Ollie have set up their own electrical appliance store but, unfortunately for them, the grocery right next door is run by the man and wife whom they encountered in "Them Thar Hills" (1935). Stan and Ollie go and visit to offer the hand of friendship, but the grocer again becomes convinced that Ollie and his wife are fooling around.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Mae Busch
Mrs. Hall
Charlie Hall
Mr. Hall
James C. Morton
The Policeman
Bobby Dunn
The Kleptomaniac
Baldwin Cooke
Customer
Jack Hill
Passerby

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charley Rogers
Writers: Frank Tashlin, Stan Laurel
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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91 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 Charley Rogers, shot by Art Lloyd. 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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Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Mae Busch carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0027113 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charley Rogers directs. Art Lloyd behind the camera. Bert Jordan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Charley Rogers, shot by Art Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Mae Busch carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0027113 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "shop", "ladder", "sequel", "revenge".

The technical file

Cinematography: Art Lloyd
Editing: Bert Jordan
Runtime: 20 min · 0h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Tit for Tat (1935)

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What people are saying

talisencrw2016-06-28
★ 9/10
A hilarious continuation of 'Them Thar Hills', as the boys try opening up a shop that just happens to be right next door to a grocery store run by the couple they met in that film...and the jealous husband still hasn't either forgotten or forgiven them. These two films together would be an excellent introduction for inquisitive people of today of Laurel and Hardy's work.
CinemaSerf2025-06-29
★ 6/10
Stan and Ollie are excited to be opening their hardware store. Being a polite sort of soul, Ollie decides they should pay a visit to their neighbouring grocer and introduce themselves. The thing is, they have some past with this fellow (Charlie Hall) so are promptly sent packing. That might have been the end of it, but for a mishap with some lightbulbs, a street elevator and a ladder that naturally convinces Charlie that Ollie is up to no good with his wife (Mae Busch). Next thing we know, they are in each other’s shops with sabotage rather than shopping on their minds. This isn’t the most energetic of L&H stories and though it’s harmless and amiable, it’s also a little bit pedestrian as the pranks they perpetrate on each other become all too perfectly staged and are not especially funny. Actually, I found the daftest element was a subplot that tees of the conclusion largely unrelated to their earlier antics. Watchable, but not my favourite.