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Reed Heustis (titles)
Hal Roach (story)
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Release Date:
28 January 1928 (USA) more
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Leaving the dentist's office, where Hardy's teeth have been extracted by mistake, the boys, still under the influence of laughing gas... more | add synopsis
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A Laurel & Hardy laugh fest. more (5 total)

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USA:21 min
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First appearance by Edgar Kennedy in a Laurel and Hardy film. Kennedy would go on to play exasperated cops in several more films with the duo. more
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Edited into Dance of the Cookoos (1982) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
A Laurel & Hardy laugh fest., 10 August 2006
8/10
Author: Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands

This movie certainly does justice to its title.

It takes a while for the movie to take shape and pace, after all, this is one of the earliest Laurel & Hardy movies, from the period when they obviously were still searching for the right style. However after the movie its slow ending the movie really starts to take pace and become interesting from the moment the two boys are at the dentist. The movie becomes a good old fashioned laugh fest from that point on.

The bits at the dentist were already great but the movie gets even better in the ending, when the boys are extremely high from the laughing gas they got exposed to at the dentist. They get into trouble with the police officer played by Edgar Kennedy, who tries to control the traffic but of course the seriously high boys keep messing things and traffic up with their car.

The movie consists out of some great slapstick moments and some hilarious comical situations. Also the very last scene is one to remember, also because of the fact that it's so totally random. It makes it all the more hilarious.

All in all this is a surprisingly good and entertaining Laurel & Hardy silent comedy short, especially when considering that this movie was from their begin-period.

8/10

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