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.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
June 23, 1934
Popularity
0
Director
Charley Rogers
Writer
Stan Laurel
Writer
Charley Rogers
Producer
Hal Roach
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Cast
Stan Laurel
Mr. Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Mr. Hardy
Mae Busch
Butch's Girlfriend
Walter Long
Butch
Baldwin Cooke
Court Official
Charles Dorety
Man in Courtroom
Lester Dorr
Man in Courtroom
Harry Dunkinson
Judge
Fred Holmes
Man in Courtroom
Sam Lufkin
Man with Warning (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
Jury Foreman
Tiny Sandford
Man in Courtroom
Ellinor Vanderveer
Jury Member
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Reviews
talisencrw
This was pretty uproarious, as Laurel and Hardy have vengeance against them for sending a criminal up the river, then having the bad luck of bumping into his girlfriend on their way out of town. A fun short film from their peak period.
