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4 January 1930 (USA)
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After getting lambasted by the Police Chief for the 42 unsolved robberies committed on his watch, Officer...
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(Complete credited cast) | Stan Laurel | ... | Stan |
 | Oliver Hardy | ... | Ollie |
 | Edgar Kennedy | ... | Officer Kennedy |
| James Finlayson | ... | Meadows |
| Anders Randolf | ... | Police Chief |
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20 min | Argentina:30 min | France:30 min | Spain:19 min (DVD edition)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric System)
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When Laurel and Hardy toured British music halls in the 1950s, Laurel reworked the plot of this short into a stage sketch titled "A Spot of Trouble".
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Referenced in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
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Night Owls (1930)
** (out of 4)
A policeman is on the down and outs with the captain so he has L&H to pretend to be robbers so that he can arrest them. The boys think the policeman will then get them off the hook but breaking into a house is harder than they thought. This is a pretty lifeless short with only a few chuckles and mostly dead jokes. The scene where the boys pretend to be cats is certainly the highlight.
Ladrones (1930)
** (out of 4)
Spanish version of Night Owls has the exact same story, although there's an added third reel, which is a different ending. Like other Spanish versions, the alternate ending here is actually a lot funnier than the American one so you've gotta wonder why it was cut. Some of the physical gags also work better here but it's still not one of the duo's best.