God help both marine life and others out on the open seas when Laurel and Hardy buy a fishing boat "to cut out the middle man". This is the one that starts off with Ollie singing "Fresh fish!" as Stanley blows sour notes on his horn. Ollie gets the bright ideas to buy the boat then fill it up with water to see where the leaks are. The hilarity continues with them having a water fight, then their efforts to fix the leaks just get them into more cold water. Stanley gets bored after Oliver puts him in the "brig", and creates more hysterical havoc. Heading away from the darker themes of marital dispute, this is the two at their funniest, often with eye widening moments that make you want to say, "Oh no he didn't!" I rank this among their top five best shorts.
Review of Towed in a Hole
