Mr. Hardy inherits a large fortune and takes Mr. Laurel and his dog along to act as his butler --- Mr. Laurel, that is. The Boys hadn't quite settled into their screen personae when this was made, so there is still a bit of backing and filling as Ollie comes home drunk and in high spirits on his birthday, while Stan tries to get him to bed and preserve his own self-esteem. There are a couple of amusing bits involving a dog and a fountain, but the lack of a common foe for their bumbling -- Charley Hall or Jimmy Finlayson, for example -- means that they wind up squabbling among themselves. Not among their best, but highly amusing on its own terms.
Review of Early to Bed
