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Should Tall Men Marry?

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Should Tall Men Marry?
Directed byClyde Bruckman
Louis J. Gasnier
Produced byHal Roach
StarringStan Laurel
Distributed byPathé Exchange
Release date
  • January 15, 1928 (1928-01-15)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent with English intertitles

Should Tall Men Marry? is a 1928 American short silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel.[1] It was his final solo film before he took up his celebrated partnership with Oliver Hardy permanently.

The film

Plot

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Joe Skittle is a successful rancher out West, although one who is unanimously disliked by his own livestock. An ornery mule especially dislikes him and attacks him at every opportunity.

Skittle's daughter has two suitors, a shy cowpoke and villain Snake-tail Sharkey, who is described as "so two faced he needs two barbers to shave him".

Meek ranch hand Texas Tommy is assigned the unenviable task of holding off Sharkey and his gang single-handed, to buy time for the daughter get married. Texas Tommy somehow accomplishes this feat, only to have Skittle claim credit for the capture. The mule responds to this lie by chasing Skittle into the sunset.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Should Tall Men Marry?". Silent Era. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
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