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Air Raid Wardens

  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.3K
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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Air Raid Wardens (1943)
SlapstickComedy

Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.

  • Director
    • Edward Sedgwick
  • Writers
    • Martin Rackin
    • Jack Jevne
    • Charley Rogers
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Edgar Kennedy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Martin Rackin
      • Jack Jevne
      • Charley Rogers
    • Stars
      • Stan Laurel
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Edgar Kennedy
    • 20User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Stanley
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Oliver Hardy
    Edgar Kennedy
    Edgar Kennedy
    • Joe Bledsoe
    Jacqueline White
    Jacqueline White
    • Peggy Parker
    Stephen McNally
    Stephen McNally
    • Dan Madison
    • (as Horace McNally)
    Nella Walker
    Nella Walker
    • Millicent Norton
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Eustace Middling
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Rittenhause
    Howard Freeman
    Howard Freeman
    • J.P. Norton
    Paul Stanton
    Paul Stanton
    • Captain Biddle
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    Robert Emmett O'Connor
    • Charlie Beaugart
    • (as Robert Emmet O'Connor)
    William Tannen
    William Tannen
    • Joseph
    Russell Hicks
    Russell Hicks
    • Major Scanlon
    Philip Van Zandt
    Philip Van Zandt
    • Herman
    • (as Phil Van Zandt)
    Frederick Worlock
    Frederick Worlock
    • Otto
    • (as Frederic Worlock)
    Don Costello
    Don Costello
    • Heydrich
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    • Air Raid Warden
    • (uncredited)
    King Baggot
    King Baggot
    • Townsman at Meeting
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Martin Rackin
      • Jack Jevne
      • Charley Rogers
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    • Trivia
      Supposedly, Civil Defense representatives were present as advisors during the filming to ensure none of the gags in the movie would cast a negative light on the efficiency of their organization.
    • Goofs
      The car they were driving as they drove off the road and hit a tree toward the end of the film had no tires or steel bands on the wooden spoke wheels of the car. It would have been very difficult to actually drive a car in that configuration.
    • Quotes

      Oliver: [inside the open car trunk] This is a job for the detectives.

      Stanley: Maybe we should turn 'em over to the FHA.

      Oliver: Yeah. Shhh!

      [they get out of the car trunk]

      Stanley: This must be the hide-in.

      Oliver: Hide-out! Come on.

    • Connections
      Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)

    User reviews20

    Featured review
    10/10

    A Must See for all lovers of Stan and Babe!

    This movie is a tome to all that is World War II, Real Patriotism, and of course our guys Laurel and Hardy........ The boys are grand, and whereas others may think that it was too "Deep" or not enough slapstick, I believe it shows the depth of skill that Stan and Ollie have. I must confess, I was a bit taken aback when seeing this the first time by Stanly's speech to the board of the Air Raid Wardens.... ,... between Stan's speech and Ollie's amazingly silent expressions,... I literally wept! I was simply stunned by the boys dramatic acting abilities... I recall Ollie as a bad guy in some silents, before Stan, and of course Stan also, but never had a clue as to the extent of their talent.

    I have loved Stan and Ollie for years (I am actually a cousin of Rosina Lawrence..."mary roberts" in way out west) and I was in personal contact with John McCabe before his death... (I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and just a few miles from Mackinac Island where John resided).

    I know of what I speak, and I say IF YOU ARE A STAN AND OLLIE FAN WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!!
    • kingarthurup
    • Sep 28, 2008
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    • Release date
      • April 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Bombenkerle
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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