The janitor shows a stagehand at a local theater his private speakeasy and offers him a taste of his hooch in this Prohibition-era short..


If you're looking for a tight, well-oiled narrative, keep walking. The Stage Hand is the kind of movie you watch when you’ve already seen The Age for Love and you just want to see something from 1933 that feels a bit more like a fever dream.The whole premise is barely there. A janitor decides to let a stagehand in on h...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Harry Langdon

Hal Roach
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"If you're looking for a tight, well-oiled narrative, keep walking. The Stage Hand is the kind of movie you watch when you’ve already seen The Age for Love and you just want to see something from 1933 that feels a bit more like a fever dream.The whole premise is barely there. A janitor decides to let a stagehand in on his little secret: a private speakeasy tucked away in the theater. It’s basically an excuse for a few guys to stand around and drink, which sounds a lot like my Friday night but wit..."

Harry Langdon
Eddie Davis, Harry Langdon
United States

1934 · IMDb 7.1

