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The Whole Truth

The Whole Truth

1923Short⏱️ 10m
ShortComedy
6.2
IMDB Rating
53 votes

Wallingford (Stan Laurel) is taken into divorce court and must explain his prolonged absences from home. After telling one far-fetched tale, the judge orders a truth serum to be used, hoping the real story will emerge.

Director
Ralph Ceder
Writers
N/A
Stars
Stan Laurel, James Finlayson, Earl Mohan
Release Date
November 4, 1923
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel
as The husband
James Finlayson
James Finlayson
as Defense lawyer
Earl Mohan
Earl Mohan
as Florist
Helen Gilmore
Helen Gilmore
as The wife
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Jack Ackroyd
as Clerk
Wally Howe
Wally Howe
as Chemist
Charles Stevenson
Charles Stevenson
as Jewish tailor
Clara Guiol
Clara Guiol
as Courtroom spectator
John M. O'Brien
John M. O'Brien
as Second Chemist

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Hal Roach Studios

🏷️ Keywords

divorce courtdivorcetruth serumnew jerseysquirrel hunting

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

While Squirrel Hunting In New Jersey We Were Attacked by a Pantomime Rhinoceros
by boblipton2008-12-22
6/10

"That's the story Stan tells the court when he is a witness in a divorce proceedings. Then he is given a truth serum pill and we get another story entirely.... Stan was still working his young-man-in-a-boater bit when he made this short subject for Hal Roach, but it was probably the last time he did so, before he retreated to his burlesques of popular movies of the era like MUD AND SAND, then behind the camera for a few years. I find it mildly surprising that he did so, given that this is a very funny, if unusually absurd comedy. Perhaps this one flopped at the box office -- certainly the..."

📖 Synopsis

Wallingford (Stan Laurel) is taken into divorce court and must explain his prolonged absences from home. After telling one far-fetched tale, the judge orders a truth serum to be used, hoping the real story will emerge.