It's one of their better silent two reelers, with a plot that was borrowed and refurbished later for "Sons of the Desert." Stan and Ollie want to go to a poker game. They tell their wives they're going to a movie at the Orpheum, a more innocent and acceptable enterprise.
They don't make it to the game though. On their way, they both get soaked while trying to retrieve a lady's hat. The grateful woman and her companion invite the two into their apartment to dry their clothes. One of the women puts moves on Stan, who resents it and repeatedly shoves her onto the floor in an extended, less-than-hilarious scene.
Ollie's lady is the girl friend of a tough boxer called "One Round" Kelly. When he bursts in, Stan and Ollie shed their bathrobes, grab their clothes, and dive out the window. They run home, trying to fix their clothes at the same time. Unknown to them, the wives have learned that the Orpheum Theater has just burned down.
The ending is very amusing. Stan's wife has been duck hunting and still carries her shotgun. She races after them. They run through a garden apartment and she fires the shotgun at them from a distance, at which half-dressed men tumble out of all of the neighboring windows.
If you're indifferent to Laurel and Hardy, you probably won't find this appealing. Their characters are already established and familiar. Ollie is pompous and sarcastic, but self aware. Stan Laurel has the intelligence of something growing out of your lawn and spoiling its appearance, and he's easily terrified. Fans, on the other hand, will love it.
They don't make it to the game though. On their way, they both get soaked while trying to retrieve a lady's hat. The grateful woman and her companion invite the two into their apartment to dry their clothes. One of the women puts moves on Stan, who resents it and repeatedly shoves her onto the floor in an extended, less-than-hilarious scene.
Ollie's lady is the girl friend of a tough boxer called "One Round" Kelly. When he bursts in, Stan and Ollie shed their bathrobes, grab their clothes, and dive out the window. They run home, trying to fix their clothes at the same time. Unknown to them, the wives have learned that the Orpheum Theater has just burned down.
The ending is very amusing. Stan's wife has been duck hunting and still carries her shotgun. She races after them. They run through a garden apartment and she fires the shotgun at them from a distance, at which half-dressed men tumble out of all of the neighboring windows.
If you're indifferent to Laurel and Hardy, you probably won't find this appealing. Their characters are already established and familiar. Ollie is pompous and sarcastic, but self aware. Stan Laurel has the intelligence of something growing out of your lawn and spoiling its appearance, and he's easily terrified. Fans, on the other hand, will love it.