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The Second Hundred Years is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Fred Guiol released in USA on 8 october 1927 with Stan Laurel
The Second Hundred Years (1927)
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Add to a movie listThe Second Hundred Years (aka The Second 100 Years) is a 1927 American silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951.
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Two convicts dig a tunnel to escape from prison, but end up in the warden's office, after making a detour around a burst water pipe. They then disguise themselves as painters and walk out through the front gates. They later climb into a limousine carrying two visiting French police chiefs, steal their suits and throw the two men out of the car. The two convicts, now disguised as dignitaries, are then driven back to the prison to have dinner with the warden. Later, while visiting the cells, they are recognized and marched back to their own cell.Actors
Stan Laurel
(Little Goofy)
Oliver Hardy
(Big Goofy)
Charlie Hall
(Convict (uncredited))
James Finlayson
(Browne Van Dyke)
Frank Brownlee
(Prison Warden)
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