Habeas Corpus (1928)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Leo McCarey
James Parrott

Writers:

Leo McCarey (writer)
H.M. Walker (writer)

Release Date:

1 December 1928 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

Loony scientist (Carle) hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments. |

Plot Keywords:

Cemetery | Two Reeler

Cast

Stan Laurel	...	Stan
Oliver Hardy	...	Ollie
Richard Carle	...	Professor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles A. Bachman	...	Ledoux
Charley Rogers	...	Butler

Runtime:

USA:20 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (music and effects) | Silent

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | UK:U

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Trivia:

This was made as a silent film, then was retrofitted before release with a music track and sound effects. Unfortunately, the sound discs are long lost, but this is technically Laurel & Hardy's first 'sound' film.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Laurel und Hardy auf der Jagd nach dem Mammon (1973)

Second half makes it work

A professor needs a body to experiment on and Laurel & Hardy are the persons to get that body from the graveyard. The police knows what they are about to do and tries to stop that.

This short is a little boring in the first half, although there are some nice moments with white paint. The second half is better and starts with some very funny scenes involving a wall Laurel & Hardy have to climb. That wall is the main object in another great scene a little later. Because of the second half this is a very good one.