Brats

• Stan Laurel: Stan Sr. / Jr. Stan
• Oliver Hardy: Ollie Sr. / Jr. Ollie

Happy childhood, in the original Brats ( brats ), is an American short film comedy starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Laurel and Hardy play here in double roles fathers and their own children.

The film was simultaneously shot in addition to the original English version into German, French and Spanish.

Alternative German title were tots and the child in the tub (TV).

Erstaufführungstag was 22 März 1930.

Action

Since their respective spouses are assumed, Stan and Olli play babysitter for their respective sons, similar to cut them as from the face. While the fathers in the basement neat evening entertainment try, including by playing billiards, the sons of mischief upstairs.

Background

• Brats was a variation of the film Playmates, Oliver Hardy in 1918 had turned with Billy West.
• Brats was the only Laurel and Hardy film in which she acted as fathers. In addition to Early to Bed, the film was also the only one who did without a supporting cast.
• The reduction of Laurel and Hardy to children was carried out by over-sized buildings in the studio.
• In the fireplace scene a photo portrait of Jean Harlow falls on standing on the mantelpiece.
• When turning the foreign language, here the German versions, great writing tablets used, on which the German texts were written in phonetic phonetics.
• Brats was one of six short films of the duo, who were shot in German simultaneous version.

Movie Quotes

• Stan: If you have already make noise then makes him at least quiet!

Reviews

• Two knuckleheads and their children (Dick)
• The presentation sublimated infantilisms succeed in Brats why so convincing because the childlike characteristics of Laurel & Hardy can be played completely and without any camouflage here. Of course, small Olli and small - Stan are just as awkward as their fathers, only with the difference that we see them rather their mistakes (Dick)

Effect story

In Brats first appeared on the song Dance of the Cuckoos. It was written by Marvin Hatley and became the theme song for Laurel and Hardy.

Club for film

In Germany a club oasis 208 The Tent in 1997, matching the film, founded with the title " Happy childhood -Tent " (Club ) sits in Kaiserslautern ( Rhineland -Palatinate ), founded by the founding members: Mathias Günther, Sieglinde Aberle, Christian Aberle, Peter Aberle, Ute Mehren, Michael Mehren and Rainer Dick.