MAGICIANS (1929) Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy | Slapstick, Comedy | Short

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Magicians is a 1929 silent slapstick short featuring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as hapless amateur magicians whose disastrous vaudeville act turns into an escalating backstage catastrophe. Their ill-fated illusions and comical misunderstandings deliver peak visual comedy during the twilight of the silent film era.

Synopsis:

Stan and Ollie, dressed in mismatched magician costumes, are set to debut their magic act at a bustling vaudeville theater. Stan fumbles card tricks while Ollie struggles with a vanishing rabbit that refuses to cooperate. As the illusions fail one by one, the duo accidentally triggers a chain of stage mishaps involving collapsing props, trapped assistants, and a furious stage manager. In the final uproar, they unintentionally bring the house down—literally.

Cast & Crew:

Stan Laurel – Stan, the forgetful assistant magician
Oliver Hardy – Ollie, the pompous lead magician
James Finlayson – The skeptical stage manager
Mae Busch – The disgruntled magician’s assistant
Charlie Hall – The rival performer
Tiny Sandford – The strongman act, caught in the chaos
Viola Richard – Audience member who joins the act unintentionally

Director: James Parrott
Story by: Leo McCarey
Titles: H.M. Walker
Producer: Hal Roach
Cinematography: George Stevens
Editor: Richard C. Currier
Set Design: Harold Miles
Costume Design: The Hal Roach Wardrobe Department
Studio: Hal Roach Studios
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Country: United States
Language: Silent film with English intertitles
Release Date: March 1929 (fictionalized)