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Busy Bodies

IMDb ID: tt0023858 · Year: 1933 · Rating: 7.6 (3,164 votes)

Genres: Short · Comedy · Family

Stan and Ollie do battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at the sawmill.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Busy Bodies (English)
United Kingdom: Busy Bodies
United States: Busy Bodies
Belgium: Les menuisiers (French, Alternative Title)
France: Les menuisiers (Alternative Title)
Germany: Am Rande der Kreissäge (TV Title)
Brazil: Aterrissagem Forçada (reissue title)
Brazil: Bicho Carpinteiro
Germany: Dick und Doof und die Wundersäge
Spain: Dos entrometidos
Italy: Falegnami (Alternative Title)
Germany: Fleißige Hände (TV Title)
Denmark: Gøg og Gokke som tømmermænd
Sweden: Helan och Halvan i klämma
Greece: I xilourgi (transliterated title)
France: Laurel et Hardy menuisiers
Italy: Lavori in corso
Finland: Oksat pois (TV Title)
Finland: Rakennustyöläiset (DVD Title)
Romania: Stan și Bran: Oameni ocupați
Serbia: Stanlio i Olio: Prezauzeti momci
Greece: Οι ξυλουργοί
Soviet Union: Работяги (Russian)
Helan och Halvan i klämmaContent RatingApprovedRelease Date1933-10-07Runtime19 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews41Critic Reviews8Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordssight gag
coworker coworker relationship
knock at the door
phonograph
shaving someoneFilming Locations517 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USAProduction CompaniesHal Roach StudiosOfficial SitesOfficial Site - http://www.laurel-and-hardy.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023858/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0023858.jpgUpdated At2025-06-30T20:21:39

Stars

Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Dick Gilbert
Charlie Hall
Jack Hill
Tiny Sandford
Charley Young

Directors

Lloyd French

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Stan Laurel | Character: Stan
Actor: Oliver Hardy | Character: Ollie
Actor: Dick Gilbert | Character: Shoveler
Actor: Charlie Hall | Character: Shop Worker
Actor: Jack Hill | Character: Shop Worker
Actor: Tiny Sandford | Character: Shop Foreman
Actor: Charley Young | Character: Shop Worker

[Directors Group]
Name: Lloyd French | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Hal Roach | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Art Lloyd | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Bert Jordan | Role: Editor

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jack Roach | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: James Greene | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Ham Kinsey | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: E. Truman Joiner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Music Department]
Name: Marvin Hatley | Role: Music Department
Name: Alice K. Howlett | Role: Music Department
Name: Leroy Shield | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Fernando Mateo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hal Roach | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charlie Hall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Oliver Hardy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stan Laurel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stanley Rauh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charley Rogers | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023858/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: 1933
United States: October 7, 1933
Finland: March 30, 1988 (TV premiere)
Sweden: March 24, 2010 (DVD premiere)

Awards

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Box Office

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