Pardon Us (1931)

Schoolteacher: Now, what is a comet? You!
Prisoner: A comet. A comet is a star with a tale on it.
Schoolteacher: Correct.
[points to Stan]
Schoolteacher: Name one.
Stanley: Rin Tin Tin.
Schoolteacher: D'oh!

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Prison Guard: They disappeared as if the earth had completely swallowed them.
Warden: Don't worry about those two babes in the woods. Use the bloodhounds. Those hounds never fail. Why they'll trail them so straight, it will be a cinch. Those hounds are ferocious. They're killers. Ha ha ha ha, I'd like to see their faces when they see those hounds. Now hop to it.

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Prison Guard: Clowning, eh?

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Four foreign language versions were also shot: Sous les verrous (French), Hinter Schloss und Riegel (German), Muraglie (Italian) and Los presidiarios or "De Bote en Bote" (Spanish) . Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy spoke their lines phonetically, and many supporting roles were recast, including Boris Karloff playing "The Tiger" in the French version.
Hal Roach:  Marching in front of Oliver Hardy after his recapture.
Several scenes were shot but deleted from the final theatrical print, which ran 56 minutes. The first ending showed the boys in gray-bearded old age reminiscing about their misadventures.
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