Historical archive footage character featured in a classic film clip within the movie.
One half of the comedic duo who travels to the West to locate Mary Roberts and recover her stolen gold mine deed. Despite frequent mishaps and misadventures, he remains dedicated to the rescue mission and participates in the final confrontation.
Stan is one of the two central companions on the Sunday outing, traveling with Ollie and their respective spouses in the unreliable Ford Model T. He participates in the repeated exits and reentries, the escalating neighborhood confrontation, and the final setback caused by a deep pothole.
Co-protagonist who squanders savings, gets fired, and is exiled to Bogeyland. He devises a scheme to disrupt a wedding by dressing as the bride, exposes the villain, burns the mortgage, rescues his friend, fights Bogeymen, and leads wooden soldiers to victory. Ends with a comedic dart mishap.
Stan is a World War I soldier who remains at his trench post for two decades, faithfully continuing his patrol until his accidental discovery brings him a hero's welcome. He reunites with Ollie, becomes involved in a misunderstanding about his ability to walk, and joins Ollie on a chaotic journey to the apartment.
Stan is one of the two central comic protagonists, partnered with Ollie in an ill-fated home-brewing venture. His loose tooth produces a recurring razzberry that angers officials, earns the Tiger’s respect, exposes their escape, and ultimately helps frighten the advancing prison gang when he fires a machine gun in panic.
A street sweeper who accidentally helps foil a bank robber's escape. He receives an Oxford scholarship with Ollie and becomes the central source of misadventures. After bumping his head, he transforms into the scholarly and aristocratic Lord Paddington, later reverting to his ordinary self when another bump restores his previous personality.
Stan is one of the group’s misfit Gypsies and serves as the more naïve half of the comic partnership with Ollie. He helps care for Arline as a child, attempts to rescue her years later, and is arrested with Ollie before suffering grotesque treatment in the torture chamber.
Stan is one half of the traveling musical duo and a central participant in the schemes involving Chester Wright and Ollie. He helps attract crowds through performances, adopts an alias to infiltrate a hotel, and disguises himself as a woman, complicating their plan to recover Susan Cowan's mother's money.
Stan is Dan Forrester's gardener and joins the army with him and Oliver. He struggles through basic training, irritates the drill sergeant with his antics, and helps protect Dan from what he sees as an unsuitable romance. After being captured during an exercise, he is rescued through Dan's quick thinking.
Stan is one of the two central companions whose kindness toward a wandering goat begins the main conflict. He helps accommodate and conceal the animal in the apartment with Ollie, becomes involved in the escalating water altercation, and emerges with Ollie apparently triumphant before the goat’s unexpected discovery.
Stan is the cash-poor heir who receives a dilapidated yacht and a private South Seas island after taxes and legal fees reduce his inheritance. He sails there with Ollie and the other travelers, helps establish Crusoeland, and later remains with Ollie after the settlers flee, only to lose their supplies to tax officials.
Stan Laurel has 292 screen credits in a career dating back to 1918. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently That's Entertainment Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Way Out West, A Chump at Oxford, Block-Heads. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 3 universes
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