Perfect Day (1929) |
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| Director(s) | James Parrott |
| Producer(s) | Hal Roach |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Short Films |
Featured Cast of Perfect Day See More »
Stan Laurel
(as Stan)
Oliver Hardy
(as Ollie)
Edgar Kennedy
(as Uncle Edgar)
Harry Bernard
(as Friendly Neighbor)
Baldwin Cooke
(as Next)
Charley Rogers
(as The Parson)
Perfect Day Overview:
Perfect Day (1929) was a Short Films - Comedy Film directed by James Parrott and produced by Hal Roach.
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Perfect Day Quotes:
Uncle Edgar:
Oh, shit!
Uncle Edgar:
[gestures to gouted foot] I got a picnic of my own right here.
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In the shot where the family rushes back into the house when they see the local parson coming down the street, listen closely and you'll hear Edgar Kennedy utter a four-letter expletive.
The bungalow in front of which much of the movie was filmed was/is located on Vera Avenue in Culver City, and belonged to Baldwin Cooke, the actor who plays the Boys' next-door neighbor in the film.
The picnic was supposed to occupy the second reel, but the gags in the preparation and departure got so involved that they filled the entire two reels.
Edgar Kennedy says, "Oh, shit!" during one scene in car.
The version presently available is a late 1930's re-release with background music from the Block-Heads period added throughout. It's also been visually converted from its original taller, narrower 1.20:1 early sound ratio to the 1.33:1 standard ratio, so that tops of heads get chopped off in several sequences.