Question 1

Which earlier Laurel & Hardy short was the train-berth scene in The Big Noise based on?

Accepted Answer

The train-berth scene is a reworking of their short subject Berth Marks (1929). Laurel wanted the setting changed to a turbulent plane, but producer Sol M. Wurtzel refused.

Question 2

Why did the duo decide not to include destructive scenes in The Big Noise?

Accepted Answer

Unlike their earlier work for Hal Roach, and because of the war, they decided not to include destructive scenes like pies in the face. Where necessary, they enforced a 'one take' policy to minimize destruction.

Question 3

What got cheers from wartime audiences in the film's finale?

Accepted Answer

According to biographer Randy Skretvedt, the finale where Laurel drops a bomb on a Japanese spy submarine got cheers from wartime audiences.

Question 4

Which song plays when Oliver Hardy accidentally turns on the shower?

Accepted Answer

The music from 'Singin' in the Rain' is played. The song was first performed in The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929), in which Laurel & Hardy made a cameo appearance.

Question 5

What was the working title of The Big Noise?

Accepted Answer

The working title was 'Good Neighbors.'

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