Big Business
The story of a man who turned the other cheek-and got punched in the nose.
1929 · 18m · N/A
Comedy
Directed by
James W. Horne
,
Leo McCarey
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Big Business
Overview
Stan and Ollie play door-to-door Christmas tree salesmen in California. They end up getting into an escalating feud with grumpy would-be customer James Finlayson, with his home and their car being destroyed in the melee.
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