The read
It runs a compact 21m.
Synopsis
In a packed courtroom, Butch Long vows revenge on 'squealers' Laurel and Hardy whose evidence has helped to send him to prison. Frightened, the boys plan to leave town and advertise for someone to share expenses with them. The woman who answers the ad is actually Butch's girlfriend. Meanwhile Butch escapes and hides in a trunk in his girlfriend's apartment where he gets locked inside. Not realizing who it is, Stan and Ollie finally manage to get the trunk open and then Butch exacts his revenge.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
43 audience votes
Key crew
- Charley RogersDirector
- Stan LaurelWriter
- Charley RogersWriter
- Frank TerryWriter
Cast
- Stan LaurelMr. Laurel
- Oliver HardyMr. Hardy
- Mae BuschButch's Girlfriend
- Walter LongButch
- Baldwin CookeCourt Official
- Charles DoretyMan in Courtroom
- Lester DorrMan in Courtroom
- Harry DunkinsonJudge
- Fred HolmesMan in Courtroom
- Sam LufkinMan with Warning (uncredited)
- Murdock MacQuarrieJury Foreman
- Tiny SandfordMan in Courtroom
Stills
Themes
newspapertrunkmilkjuryautomobileblack and whiteshort film