{{short description|1927 film}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Now I'll Tell One | image = Now I'll Tell One poster.jpg | caption = | director = James Parrott | producer = Hal Roach | writer = | narrator = | starring = Charley Chase<br />Edna Marion<br />Stan Laurel<br />Oliver Hardy | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = Pathé | released = {{Film date|1927|10|05}} | runtime = 20 min.<br>8 min. ca. (remained cut) | country = United States | language = Silent film<br>English intertitles | budget = | gross = }} '''''Now I'll Tell One''''' is a 1927 silent film starring Charley Chase. The film features Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. Both comedians had bit parts and share no scenes together.<ref name=central>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141008125813/http://laurelandhardycentral.com/nowtell.html laurelandhardycentral.com]}}</ref>

The first half of the film is considered lost; only the latter half survives.<ref name=central/>

== Plot == thumb|thumbtime=1:45|The second reel of ''Now I'll Tell One'' A husband is being divorced by his wife. She recounts his cruelty, abuse, and drunkenness before a judge at court. His lawyer 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 as Charley * Edna Marion as Wife * Stan Laurel as Lawyer * Will Walling as Judge * Oliver Hardy as Policeman * Wilson Benge * Lincoln Plummer * May Wallace

== See also == * List of incomplete or partially lost films

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=0142706|title=Now I'll Tell One}} {{Laurel and Hardy filmography}} {{James Parrott}}

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