Their Purple Moment
About Their Purple Moment
Stan has been hiding spending money from his wife. Ollie wants to use it for a night out. Mrs. Pincher has already swapped the cash for cigar coupons. At a nightclub the two men see another pair thrown out for not paying, and they offer to cover that bill as well as their own. They are treating Kay Deslys and Anita Garvin. The wives are told. The headwaiter wants the check. The argument ends as a food fight in the kitchen.
Cast & crew
More about Their Purple Moment
James Parrott directed. Fred Guiol's direction is uncredited. H. M. Walker wrote the titles. Leo McCarey is credited on the story. Hal Roach produced. George Stevens photographed it. Richard C. Currier edited. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released it on 18 May 1928. Fay Holderness plays Mrs. Pincher. Lyle Tayo plays Mrs. Hardy. Tiny Sandford plays the waiter.
Themes
Making
Parrott and Guiol shot a second last scene, the disguise escape, and did not use it. The release cut stays in the kitchen with the food.
Look
George Stevens photographed the nightclub and the kitchen fight.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- A "purple moment" was period slang for a defining moment.
- An alternate ending was shot in which Stan and Ollie escape dressed as little people. The kitchen fight replaced it.
- Leo Willis plays a cab driver.
- The wallet is full of cigar coupons, not bills, which is why the nightclub tab cannot be paid.
- Stan's character name in the credits is Stan Pincher.
Scenes
- Mrs. Pincher replaces the hidden cash with cigar coupons.
- Stan and Ollie volunteer to pay for two men the club is throwing out.
- The check turns into a food fight in the kitchen.
Also available
- Internet Archive (their_purple_moment)
