Stan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby..
Is it worth your time? If you like Laurel and Hardy, you’ll probably find this one charming. If you have no patience for slapstick involving crying babies and domestic bickering, skip it. It’s barely a movie, really—more like a long, frantic sketch that refuses to stop. The whole premise is just absurd. Stan convinces...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
George Marshall
Charley Chase
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"Is it worth your time? If you like Laurel and Hardy, you’ll probably find this one charming. If you have no patience for slapstick involving crying babies and domestic bickering, skip it. It’s barely a movie, really—more like a long, frantic sketch that refuses to stop. The whole premise is just absurd. Stan convinces Ollie that a baby will fix his failing marriage. I mean, who thinks like that? Of course, the moment they get home with the kid, the wife is already out the door. It’s a classic s..."
George Marshall
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Parrott
United States
