The Lucky Dog

• Stan Laurel: young man
• Florence Gillet: Poodle owner
• Oliver Hardy: Bandit
• Jack Lloyd:

The Lucky Dog is an American comedy film directed by Jess Robbins probably from the year 1921. He showed for the first time the members of the later duo Laurel & Hardy together in front of the camera.

Action

Stan Laurel, who in the film has no name, is thrown out of his rented apartment because he can not pay the rent. He encounters a seemingly stray dog ​​and befriends with him. Together they take on a robber, whose role was taken over by Oliver Hardy. This just robbing a helpless passers-by and wants to make subsequent Stan. However, the two can escape and bring near a Dog Theater in safety. There Stans dog befriends a poodle, and its owner ( Florence Gillet ) Stan wants to involve in the event. He is including dog thrown out, which now follow all the other dogs. The owner of the poodle is desperately looking for her dog, as Stan offers her his dog as a substitute. She accepts and invites Stan to his home. This is jealously watched by the friend of the lady. However, he has a plan to get rid of Stan: Using Oliver he wants to kill Stan with dynamite. Whenever, however, comes the explosive closer to Stan, he is brought back by his dog to the bandits. The film ends with the bandits leave the house and then " explode " behind a bush.

Background

The film was produced by the "Sun -Lite Studios ". Up to an interview with Stan Laurel in 1957 it was assumed that the 1917 movie was. Laurel said at the time, the film was made about 1918 or 1919. Due to a license plate in the movie but it can also be concluded that the film in the second half of 1921 was born.