I realize this very funny picture was produced by Hal Roach and starred a comedy team, but I don't see how anyone can believe that Kennedy and Erwin played roles intended for Laurel and Hardy. The two men do little more than drive around the block for more than half the picture while Peanuts Byron gets all the gags. If anything, Stan and Ollie would have played the girls' parts and would have been more of a team than Peanuts and Anita were. The ice cream routines with Spec O'Donnell are highlights, as is the final "reciprocal destruction" scene, but it's unfair to compare this delightful short with a true Laurel and Hardy picture. Forget The Boys, watch The Girls; they're funny, too.
Review of A Pair of Tights
