The Big Noise (1944 film)

The Big Noise is a 1944 film about two men who find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.
 * Directed by Malcolm St. Clair. Written by William Scott Darling.

A PAIR OF SILLY SHERLOCKS! (taglines)

Other

 * Drunken Man in Train Berth: [pointing at Oliver] Excuse me, is this all one person?

Dialogue

 * Stan: You know what?
 * Oliver: What?
 * Stan: I've got a clue. I think Mr. Hartley is just a bit cracked. Well, I ought to know.
 * Oliver: All inventors are like that - they're eccentric. They're not like you and me.


 * Oliver: What a beautiful picture.
 * Alva P. Hartley: Yes, that cost a lot of money. It's a Vandyke.
 * Stanley: A what?
 * Alva P. Hartley: A Vandyke. You know what a Vandyke is.
 * Stanley: Oh, yeah. My uncle had one, but he had to have it shaved off.
 * Oliver: Shh!
 * Stanley: What?
 * Oliver: Vandyke was a painter, not a beard.


 * Drunken Man in Train Berth: You boys mind if I smoke?
 * Oliver: I don't care if you burn up!

Taglines

 * A PAIR OF SILLY SHERLOCKS!
 * IT'S A TERRIFIC BANG!
 * The Laugh BANG Of A Lifetime !
 * DANGER! YOU'LL LAUGH YOURSELF TO DEATH!

Cast

 * Stan Laurel — Stanley
 * Oliver Hardy — Oliver
 * Arthur Space — Alva P. Hartley
 * Doris Merrick — Evelyn
 * Esther Howard — Aunt Sophie
 * Bobby Blake — Egbert Hartley
 * Veda Ann Borg — Mayme Charlton
 * Frank Fenton — Charlton
 * James Bush — Hartman
 * Philip Van Zandt — Dutchy Glassman
 * Robert Dudley — Grandpa
 * Edgar Dearing — Motorcycle Cop