▁avoided ▁this ▁pit fall ▁because ▁they ▁continued ▁making ▁primarily ▁visual ▁films . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁ignore ▁sound ▁but ▁were ▁not ▁ruled ▁by ▁it . ▁As ▁a ▁team ▁they ▁proved ▁sk il ful ▁in ▁their ▁m eld ing ▁of ▁visual ▁and ▁ver bal ▁humor ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁se am less ▁transition ▁to ▁the ▁talking ▁era ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁sound ▁film ▁Un acc ustom ed ▁As ▁We ▁Are ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁The ▁title ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁familiar ▁phrase ▁" Un acc ustom ed ▁as ▁we ▁are ▁to ▁public ▁speaking ". ▁In ▁the ▁opening ▁dialog ue , ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁began ▁by ▁spo of ing ▁the ▁slow ▁and ▁self - cons cious ▁speech ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁talking ▁actors ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁routine ▁they ▁would ▁use ▁regularly . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁feature ▁film ▁st arring ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁was ▁P ardon ▁Us ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁The ▁Music ▁Box , ▁whose ▁plot ▁revol ved ▁around ▁the ▁pair ▁pushing ▁a ▁piano ▁up ▁a ▁long ▁flight ▁of ▁steps , ▁won ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Live ▁Action ▁Short ▁Sub ject . ▁While ▁many ▁enthus iast s ▁claim ▁the ▁superior ity ▁of ▁The ▁Music ▁Box , ▁their ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁silent ▁film ▁Big ▁Business ▁is ▁by ▁far ▁the ▁most ▁consist ently ▁acc laimed . ▁The ▁plot ▁of ▁this ▁film ▁sees ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁as ▁Christmas ▁tree ▁sales man ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁classic ▁tit - for - tat