Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the most famous comedy duo in history, and deservedly so, so I am happy to see any of their films. The home guards are leaving for camp, and soldier Ollie manages to annoy higher rank officer James Finlayson tripping him up, flirting with his girlfriend and getting in his bedroom on the train. Stan meanwhile is cramped in another room with three men, trying to ignore the smells of one of the men's foods, and chucking one out the window, landing in Finlayson's face. The next day all troops are lined up for a drill, and Stan being stupid can't follow the moves properly. After this, the men go skinny dipping in the near lake, Ollie and Stan soon follow, but not before Ollie drops his lit cigarette on the straw, where all their clothes are. The troops were meant to be gathering for the Major General to see, but with the clothes burnt, they rush to hide behind a poster with heads cut out, before seeing a skunk and ending the film chased by bees, oh, and Ollie has a swollen backside. Filled with good slapstick and all classic comedy you want from a black and white film, it is an enjoyable silent film. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were number 7 on The Comedians' Comedian. Worth watching!
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