Big Business is a 1929 silent Laurel and Hardy comedy short subject directed by James W. Horne and supervised by Leo McCarey from a McCarey (uncredited) and H. M. Walker script. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (450x666, 135 KB) // This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Prew (December 14, 1880 - June 29, 1942) was an American Prew. ... Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was a movie director, screenwriter and producer. ... Harold Eugene Roach, Sr. ... Harley M. Beanie Walker (c. ... Arthur Stanley Jefferson (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965), better known as Stan Laurel was a comic actor, writer and director, famous as part of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, whose career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th Century until post-World War II. // Laurel... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... James Finlayson (1771-1852) was a Scottish Quaker who, in effect, took the Industrial Revolution to Tampere, Finland. ... Charlie Hall (August 19, 1899 - December 7, 1959) was an actor who worked with Laurel and Hardy and Buster Keaton. ... Stanley Tiny Sandford (February 26, 1894–October 29, 1961) was a burly actor who starred in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. ... Richard C. Currier (August 26, 1892, Denver, Colorado, USA - December 14, 1984, El Toro, California) was an American film editor known principally for his work as head of the editing department at Hal Roach Studios from 1920 to 1932. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1928 in film 1929 1930 in film 1920s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events The days of the silent film were numbered. ... Laurel and Hardy, in a promotional still from their 1937 feature film Way Out West. ... Early American actor William Garwood starred in many short films many of which were only 20 minutes in length Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. ... Prew (December 14, 1880 - June 29, 1942) was an American Prew. ... Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was a movie director, screenwriter and producer. ... Harley M. Beanie Walker (c. ...

Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson and eventually destroy his home while being observed by taciturn police officer Tiny Sandford.The film also includes nice Christmas music. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Actor Jimmy Finlayson James Jimmy Finlayson (born August 27, 1887 in Falkirk, Scotland; died October 9, 1953 in Los Angeles) was a Scottish-American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. ... Stanley Tiny Sandford (February 26, 1894–October 29, 1961) was a burly actor who starred in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. ...

Hal Roach bought a house from a studio worker which would be destroyed in the film. According to Roach, the cast and crew destroyed the house next door instead by accident during filming, but Stan Laurel said this was a fabrication. Harold Eugene Roach, Sr. ... Arthur Stanley Jefferson (June 16, 1890 – February 23, 1965), better known as Stan Laurel was a comic actor, writer and director, famous as part of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, whose career stretched from the silent films of the early 20th Century until post-World War II. // Laurel...

The film was deemed culturally significant and entered into the United States National Film Registry in 1992. It is the highest-rated Laurel and Hardy film on the Internet Movie Database. The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about actors, films, television shows, television stars, video games and production crew personnel. ...

See also

• 1929 in film
• Laurel and Hardy films

See also: 1928 in film 1929 1930 in film 1920s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events The days of the silent film were numbered. ... This is a list of Laurel and Hardy films which starred or at least featured Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. ...

External links

• Big Business at the Internet Movie Database