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''Big Business'' is a 1929 short comedy film directed by Creator/LeoMcCarey and starring Creator/LaurelAndHardy.

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''Big Business'' is a 1929 silent short comedy film directed by Creator/LeoMcCarey and starring Creator/LaurelAndHardy.
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Not to be confused with the 1988 TwinSwitch comedy starring Creator/BetteMidler and Creator/LilyTomlin.

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Not to be confused with For the 1988 TwinSwitch comedy starring Creator/BetteMidler and Creator/LilyTomlin.Creator/LilyTomlin, see ''Film/BigBusiness1988''.
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* LogoJoke: One of many L&H films at MGM to put a cute lion cub in the closing title card instead of Leo the Lion.
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* PoliceAreUseless: A cop pulls up while Stan and Ollie are destroying the house and the homeowner is tearing Stan and Ollie's car apart. He watches, in apparent astonishment, jotting down notes without making the slightest effort to stop any of them... until Ollie accidentally [[AgonyOfTheFeet whacks his foot with a sledgehammer]].

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* PoliceAreUseless: A cop pulls up while Stan and Ollie are destroying the house and the homeowner is tearing Stan and Ollie's car apart. He watches, in apparent astonishment, jotting down notes without making the slightest effort to stop any of them... until Ollie accidentally [[AgonyOfTheFeet whacks his foot with a sledgehammer]].shovel]].
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''Big Business'' is one of Laurel and Hardy's best-remembered silent shorts. It earned a place in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry. The film can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TRneBC98Gk here.]]

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''Big Business'' is one of Laurel and Hardy's best-remembered silent shorts. It earned a place in the UsefulNotes/NationalFilmRegistry. The film can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TRneBC98Gk here.]]
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* TrashTheSet: Laurel and Hardy wrecked a real Los Angeles house for this short. An [[UrbanLegends urban legend]] maintains that it was actually the wrong house, but this is most likely too good to be true.

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* TrashTheSet: Laurel and Hardy wrecked a real Los Angeles house for this short.short, one that had already been scheduled to be demolished. An [[UrbanLegends urban legend]] maintains that it was actually the wrong house, but this is most likely too good to be true.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Batter up!]]


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* ExplosiveCigar: Stan and Ollie's parting shot, supposedly a peace offering, which instead blows up in the homeowner's face as the film ends.
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Not to be confused with the 1988 TwinSwitch comedy starring Bette Midler and Creator/LilyTomlin.

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Not to be confused with the 1988 TwinSwitch comedy starring Bette Midler Creator/BetteMidler and Creator/LilyTomlin.
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''Big Business'' is a 1929 short comedy film directed by Creator/LeoMcCare pay and starring Creator/LaurelAndHardy.

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''Big Business'' is a 1929 short comedy film directed by Creator/LeoMcCare pay Creator/LeoMcCarey and starring Creator/LaurelAndHardy.
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''Big Business'' is a 1929 short comedy film directed by Creator/LeoMcCarey, starring Creator/LaurelAndHardy.

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''Big Business'' is a 1929 short comedy film directed by Creator/LeoMcCarey, Creator/LeoMcCare pay and starring Creator/LaurelAndHardy.
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''Big Business'' is a 1929 short comedy film directed by Creator/LeoMcCarry, starring Creator/LaurelAndHardy.

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''Big Business'' is a 1929 short comedy film directed by Creator/LeoMcCarry, Creator/LeoMcCarey, starring Creator/LaurelAndHardy.

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