"Liberty" is an 18-minute short film from over 85 years ago with the world's most famous comedy duo before their talking days. Well.. actually they are talking, but we only read it as intertitles. Apart from them, the star is certainly writer and director Leo McCarey here. He went on to become one of Hollywood's most influential and honored filmmakers in the coming decades and won several Oscars, directed many superstars and Best Picture winning films. Also lets not forget about Hal Roach, who is known for working on the Rascals series, but also made quite a few Laurel&Hardy films. Unfortunately, this one here is not among their finest works. Early on, they get out of jail, create chaos at a record store and spend the entire second half of the film high up on a construction site. They are in big trouble with their fear of heights, that much is safe, but the poor police officer standing down there is in at least as much trouble. I felt that, especially in the second half, the film was a bit repetitive. All in all, I would not recommend it, unless you are a really big fan of the duo. Thumbs down.
Review of Liberty
