LAUREL & HARDY: Our Relations (1936) + Towed in a Hole (1932)

OUR RELATIONS (dir. Harry Lachman, 1936)

Among the finest features ever made by comedy legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, this delirious 1936 farce casts the duo in dual roles as both respectable family men and their hard-drinking sailor twins. When the brothers converge in the same city during a shore leave, a cascade of mistaken identities, misplaced suspicions, and escalating misunderstandings throws everyone into confusion. Directed by Harry Lachman and featuring memorable support from James Finlayson and Alan Hale, Our Relations showcases Laurel and Hardy at the height of their comic powers, blending intricate gag construction with the richly observed character dynamics that made them beloved the world over.

TOWED IN A HOLE (dir. George Marshall, 1932)

One of Laurel and Hardy’s most beloved short films, Towed in a Hole begins with the boys running a successful fish-selling business before Stan proposes a seemingly simple way to increase profits: catch the fish themselves. Purchasing a ramshackle old boat, they set out to refurbish it for their new venture, only to discover that every repair creates an even bigger disaster. What follows is a masterclass in comic escalation, as hammers, saws, nails, and sheer incompetence reduce the vessel to near-total ruin. Built around some of the duo’s most inspired slapstick routines, this 1932 classic finds Laurel and Hardy at their most resourceful, turning a straightforward handyman project into an epic saga of destruction.