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Prisoner Alfonso Pedroza menaces new inmates Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in a scene from the Italian adaptation of their first feature film PARDON US (1931). Although the corresponding English language footage was edited out before release, a bit actor named Jack Herrick performed the same role in the original domestic version. French-speaking audiences, however, watched one of the immortals of cinema when it was his turn in this small part. PARDON US was re-filmed in the German and Spanish languages as well. There were five alternate versions in all. Only two survive – the English and Spanish editions. Note the artificial fill light needed to illuminate the scene as reflected in the jail window on the right.