Name: Dirty Work
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1933
Rating: 44.6525
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Lucien Littlefield, Samuel Adams

About

Stan and Ollie are chimney sweeps working at the home of mad scientist Professor Noodle.

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Genres: Screwball Comedy
Mood: HumorousPlayfulFunSillyLight-Hearted
Themes: The Human ConditionFriendshipRedemption
Plot: Redemption ArcComic MisunderstandingsMistaken IdentityUnlikely PartnershipsHigh-Stakes SituationsOdd JobsUnconventional Solutions
Pacing: Fast-PacedQuick-Fire Scenes
Narrative: FlashbacksNonlinear NarrativeUnreliable Narrator
Dialog: Witty Banter
Character Types: UnderdogLove InterestTrickster
Humor: SlapstickWordplayPhysical Comedy
Time: 1930s
Place: Urban Cityscape
Cinematic Style: Film Noir AestheticsFirst-Person PerspectiveFast CuttingBlack And White CinematographyDutch Angles
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate Costumes

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Directed by:

Lloyd French

Produced by:

Hal Roach

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Lucien Littlefield

Professor Noodle (uncredited)

Samuel Adams

Jessup

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