The Dancing Masters

(1943, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy)

Towards the end of the film the duo ride upstairs on a double deck bus, a Fageol Safety Coach:
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The lady driver is frightened by an apparently rabid dog:
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Actually, it's eaten one of her cream cakes and got cream around its mouth, but driver, conductress and passengers all jump off, except for Ollie and Stan:
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Noticing the erratic progress of the bus, Stan ventures downstairs and takes the wheel - upstairs to Ollie when it comes off in his hands:
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Stan eventually falls off, but Ollie is still trapped aboard when the bus ends up riding The Cyclone Racer, a rollercoaster ride in Longbeach, California, then flying through the air:
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The Cyclone Racer was one of the most famous rides of its time, and also featured in 'Strike Me Pink' (Eddie Cantor) and 'Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'.

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