Slipping Wives
Slipping Wives is a silent comedy short film starring Priscilla Dean, 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. Priscilla Dean was a popular silent film star.
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| Directed by | Fred Guiol |
| Written by | Hal Roach (story) H.M. Walker (titles) |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Priscilla Dean Oliver Hardy Stan Laurel Herbert Rawlinson Albert Conti |
| Cinematography | George Stevens |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Plot
Priscilla is married to an artist called Leon. However Leon isn't showing much interest in his wife so she hatches a plot to win back his affections. Ollie plays the butler. Stan arrives at the door to sell paint and has a fight with Ollie. Priscilla employs Stan to "Make love to her" and ensure Leon becomes jealous. Ollie has to wash and dress Stan and make him look presentable enough to fool Leon at a dinner party that night. Priscilla admits to Leon what she has done and he pulls a gun to teach the 'home-wrecker' a lesson. Leon corners Stan and admits he's just acting to make Priscilla think he's really jealous. Ollie doesn't realise this and he chases Stan out of the house with a rifle. Ollie returns looking shaken. A police officer follows him and says "You nearly blew my brains out". Leon and Priscilla hug.
Partial remake
Slipping Wives was later reworked into the team's penultimate short film The Fixer Uppers, made in 1935.
Cast
- Priscilla Dean as Wife
- Oliver Hardy as Butler
- Stan Laurel as Ferdinand Flamingo
- Herbert Rawlinson as Husband
- Albert Conti as Hon. Winchester Squirtz