Their Purple Moment (1928)
The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan's wife has switched her grocery coupons for Stan's secret stash of mad money. The boys run up a huge tab treating a couple of girls to dinner at a snazzy nightclub and much trouble ensues.
- Date of release
- 1928-05-19
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (34)
- Runtime
- 22m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- James Parrott
Casting
- Stan Laurel — Mr. Pincher
- Oliver Hardy — Ollie
- Anita Garvin — Oliver's Girlfriend
- Kay Deslys — Mr. Pincher's Girlfriend
- Fay Holderness — Mrs. Pincher
- Tiny Sandford — Waiter
- Lyle Tayo — Mrs. Hardy
- Leo Willis — Cab Driver
- Dorothy Coburn — Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
- Jack Hill — Doorman / Patron (uncredited)
- Harry Earles — Pink Pub Midget Perfomer (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Their Purple Moment is a silent short subject directed by James Parrott and Fred Guiol starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on May 18, 1928.
Production notes
A "purple moment" is an antiquated slang term that means "a defining moment in a person's life."
There was an alternate ending filmed where Stan and Ollie disguise themselves as "little people" and try to escape from the club on their hands and knees.
A more traditional food fight was substituted.
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