Do Detectives Think?
- 1927
- 19m
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6.8/10
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An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
Chester A. Bachman
- Officer
- (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
- Butler attacked by Slasher
- (uncredited)
Ed Brandenburg
- Courtroom spectator
- (uncredited)
Frank Brownlee
- Detective agency boss
- (uncredited)
James Finlayson
- Judge Foozle
- (uncredited)
Viola Richard
- Mrs. Foozle
- (uncredited)
Will Stanton
- Killer's pal
- (uncredited)
Charley Young
- Juror
- (uncredited)
Noah Young
- The Tipton Slasher
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis was the first film in which Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy wore what were to become their trademark derbies and customary suits.
- GoofsWhen Ollie loses his hat in the cemetery, there are two hats lying on the ground before Stan loses his.
- Quotes
Title Card: Judge Foozle had charged the jury - - He always charged everything -...
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "STANLIO E OLLIO - COMICHE INDIMENTICABILI: The Second 100 Years + Call of the Cuckoo + Sugar Daddies + Do Detectives Think? (1927)" (4 Films on a single DVD), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967)
Featured review
L&H's most experimental
Perhaps Laurel and Hardy's most visual experimental work. I know, the story is uninteresting, the gags are basic, the mood is dated, and the duo's personalities are far from fully development. Still "Do Detectives Think?" is worth remembering for its nocturnal, expressionistic scenes around the graveyard, where a goat's shadow suggest a scary demon; also for its moving camera, a rare James Finnlayson's close-up underwater, a keyhole's point of view, mirror reflections and some other few technical devices not very frequent at the time that provides this little film an unusual freshness and a sense of unlimited creative freedom.
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- TheFerryman
- Mar 25, 2004
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- Dick und Doof: Das Fleischermesser an der Gurgel
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- Runtime19 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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