Maybe Laurel and Hardy can't do with out each other's company, but their wives are getting tired of it. Watching this I was reminded how in Goodfellas the wives of the wiseguys as well as them always socialized within the group.
So one night Stan and Linda Lorado come calling on the Hardys and Mrs. Hardy played by Gertrude Astor says pretend we're not at home. I can't say how the subterfuge was foiled, but it was Laurel in his own innocent way and this particular gag is a great example of how Ollie always thinks of himself as so much smarter than Stan but he really isn't.
Well once inside the boys discover there's not enough ice cream so off they go to get some. On the way back they save a drowning Mae Busch and Stan nearly kills Ollie doing it. Another bit you have to see.
Busch is no innocent, she insinuates herself with the boys looking to play a variety of the old badger game.
The rest is indescribable and indescribably funny. As usual Laurel innocently comes out on top. But in this short Ollie does have the last word, though it might be a four letter one.
A must for Stan and Ollie fans.
So one night Stan and Linda Lorado come calling on the Hardys and Mrs. Hardy played by Gertrude Astor says pretend we're not at home. I can't say how the subterfuge was foiled, but it was Laurel in his own innocent way and this particular gag is a great example of how Ollie always thinks of himself as so much smarter than Stan but he really isn't.
Well once inside the boys discover there's not enough ice cream so off they go to get some. On the way back they save a drowning Mae Busch and Stan nearly kills Ollie doing it. Another bit you have to see.
Busch is no innocent, she insinuates herself with the boys looking to play a variety of the old badger game.
The rest is indescribable and indescribably funny. As usual Laurel innocently comes out on top. But in this short Ollie does have the last word, though it might be a four letter one.
A must for Stan and Ollie fans.