Stan Laurel contradicted Hal Roach's story about the crew demolishing the wrong house during filming. According to Stan, "... the chap who owned the house was employed at the studio and worked on the film with us."
The scene at The Homeowner's house was planned to be the second of several stops, but when Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and James Finlayson began improvising there was no stopping them, and director James W. Horne just let the cameras roll.
Thinking The Homeowner James Finlayson will buy a tree, Stan calls out "Babe!" to Ollie, who is standing at their car. Babe was Oliver Hardy's nickname, but was not used in the films. As a silent, no one felt a need to correct it.
This film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 1992.
The first house the duo visit still exists, as of 2022, and is located in Culver City, on the corner of Jacob St. and Caroline Avenue. As of that year, it is valued at about $1.3M. It was built in 1927, about two years before this film was released. The second house, built in 1925, also still stands in 2022 and is valued at about $1.7M.