Brats
Directed by	James Parrott
Produced by	Hal Roach
Written by	Leo McCarey H.M. Walker (titles)
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy
Music by	Leroy Shield (1937 reissue)
Cinematography	George Stevens
Editing by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	March 22, 1930
Running time	20:43
Country	United States
Language	English

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Brats was one of four Laurel and Hardy sound shorts reissued in 1937 with new background music scores by Leroy Shield. The others were Blotto, County Hospital and Perfect Day. Leroy Shield was an American film score and radio composer. ...

Plot

Laurel and Hardy are spending a night in with the kids. The fathers are playing checkers and snooker, but are constantly distracted by their own incompetence and by their children, constantly bullying each other and trying to stay up late. starting position on a 10×10 draughts board Draughts, also known as checkers, is a group of mental sport board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemys pieces. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ...

Trivia

• The second and last Laurel and Hardy film with no co-stars (the other was Early to Bed).

• The only Laurel and Hardy film where they play natural fathers.

• One of three Laurel and Hardy films where the two appear in double roles: the others were Twice Two (where they play themselves and their wives) and Our Relations (where they play themselves and their long-lost twins).

• The photograph on the wall is of Jean Harlow.

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Special Effects

The illusion of Laurel and Hardy as children was achieved using over-sized furniture.

The mouse that Stan Jr. nearly shoots with a pellet gun was animated.

Quotes

• Stan: You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be led.

• Ollie: If you must make a noise, make it quietly.

External links

• Brats at the Internet Movie Database