The Tree in a Test Tube is a 1942 short film produced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, featuring Laurel and Hardy, with narration by Pete Smith. It is their only known surviving color film, shot in Kodachrome on 16mm, and is basically World War II propaganda. Their routine lasts around five minutes and was shot silent (their voices are not heard); the second half of the film is unrelated documentary footage.

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  • The Tree in a Test Tube is a 1942 short film produced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, featuring Laurel and Hardy, with narration by Pete Smith. It is their only known surviving color film, shot in Kodachrome on 16mm, and is basically World War II propaganda. Their routine lasts around five minutes and was shot silent (their voices are not heard); the second half of the film is unrelated documentary footage. Laurel and Hardy shot this brief film on the back lot of Twentieth Century-Fox on November 29, 1941 and the film went into release in spring of 1942. To the voice-over commentary of Pete Smith, Stan and Oliver produce various props - the contents of a suitcase and their wallets - all manufactured from wood, or containing wood byproducts such as cellulose. These are used to demonstrate the omnipresence of wood in the American economy.
  • The Tree in a Test Tube is een Amerikaanse informatieve film uit 1943 met in de hoofdrol Stan Laurel en Oliver Hardy. In deze film laten Laurel en Hardy aan de hand van alledaagse producten zien hoe belangrijk hout is in onze maatschappij. De film bevindt zich momenteel in het publiek domein.
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  • The Tree in a Test Tube is a 1942 short film produced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, featuring Laurel and Hardy, with narration by Pete Smith. It is their only known surviving color film, shot in Kodachrome on 16mm, and is basically World War II propaganda. Their routine lasts around five minutes and was shot silent (their voices are not heard); the second half of the film is unrelated documentary footage.
  • The Tree in a Test Tube is een Amerikaanse informatieve film uit 1943 met in de hoofdrol Stan Laurel en Oliver Hardy. In deze film laten Laurel en Hardy aan de hand van alledaagse producten zien hoe belangrijk hout is in onze maatschappij. De film bevindt zich momenteel in het publiek domein.
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