Now I'll Tell One is a 1927 silent film

Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...

 starring Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Charley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...

. It also features Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Arthur Stanley "Stan" Jefferson , better known as Stan Laurel, was an English comic actor, writer and film director, famous as the first half of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. His film acting career stretched between 1917 and 1951 and included a starring role in the Academy Award winning film...

 and Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955.-Early life:...

, however, whilst both had parts in this short they did not officially become a duo until several months after this film was released. It was directed by James Parrott

James Parrott

James Parrott , was an American actor and film director; and the younger brother of film comedian Charley Chase.-Early years:...

 (Charley Chase's brother), produced by Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...

 and distributed by Pathé

Pathé

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. It was shot in 2 reels, but only the second survived. The first is considered lost

Lost film

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.

Plot

A husband (Chase) is being divorced by his wife (Edna Marion

Edna Marion

Edna Marion, also known as Edna Marian, born Edna Marion Hannam was a vivacious silent motion picture actress who appeared in a number of Hal Roach short comedies.-Biography:...

). She recounts his cruelty, abuse, and drunkenness before a judge (May Wallace) at court. His lawyer (Laurel) attempts to defend him but only succeeds in making his client look worse. Oliver Hardy has a small part as a police officer.

Cast

• Charley Chase
  Charley Chase
  Charley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...
  
  
• Edna Marion
  Edna Marion
  Edna Marion, also known as Edna Marian, born Edna Marion Hannam was a vivacious silent motion picture actress who appeared in a number of Hal Roach short comedies.-Biography:...
  
  
• Stan Laurel
  Stan Laurel
  Arthur Stanley "Stan" Jefferson , better known as Stan Laurel, was an English comic actor, writer and film director, famous as the first half of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. His film acting career stretched between 1917 and 1951 and included a starring role in the Academy Award winning film...
  
  
• Lincoln Plummer
• May Wallace
• Will Walling
  Will Walling
  William "Will" Walling was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 60 films between 1921 and 1932....
  
  
• Oliver Hardy
  Oliver Hardy
  Oliver Hardy was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955.-Early life:...
  
  
• Wilson Benge

See also

• Laurel and Hardy films
  Laurel and Hardy films
  This is the complete list of films which either star or feature the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. Together, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appeared in 107 short films and features....
  
  
• Laurel and Hardy
  Laurel and Hardy
  Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
  
  
• List of incomplete or partially lost films
• Oliver Hardy filmography