Busy Bodies

October. 07,1933      NR
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

In this short film, Laurel and Hardy wage battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at a sawmill.

Stan Laurel as  Stan
Oliver Hardy as  Ollie
Dick Gilbert as  Shoveler (uncredited)
Charlie Hall as  Shop Worker (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford as  Shop Foreman (uncredited)

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