Laurel and Hardy trying to avoid enlisting into the army are caught by a sergeant and they hilariously struggle to interpret the simple direct orders given to them while they are on kitchen duty. Anyways it's world war 1 and out there in the battle, they form a bond with fellow soldier Eddie Smith who has a daughter back home. To honour Eddie, the duo vow to safely return back his daughter to Eddie's father. Sadly the girl is living with an abusive foster parents and the duo break the law by running away with the child. How do they find the real Mr. Smith forms rest of the story.
This feature length film of Laurel and Hardy has a solid emotional core plot and those scenes work well. Rest of the film is filled with the duo's signature gags with Ollie being at the receiving end of it all. With the runtime of barely over an hour, it is commendable how humor and the emotional drama is balanced. While the initial scenes are their usual routine, once they embark on the journey with the child, the emotional core gives more weightage and further make those comedy scenes work. The ending however is rushed asusual. Overall it's a decent watch and commendable for handling the drama as well.
This feature length film of Laurel and Hardy has a solid emotional core plot and those scenes work well. Rest of the film is filled with the duo's signature gags with Ollie being at the receiving end of it all. With the runtime of barely over an hour, it is commendable how humor and the emotional drama is balanced. While the initial scenes are their usual routine, once they embark on the journey with the child, the emotional core gives more weightage and further make those comedy scenes work. The ending however is rushed asusual. Overall it's a decent watch and commendable for handling the drama as well.