Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)

When Laurel visits Hardy at home, hi-jinx occur and the Mrs. orders them out. They go to a golf course where they try to impress two young ladies and wind up in a mud-slinging fight with other golfers.

Directors:

Leo McCarey, James Parrott

Writers:

Leo McCarey, James Parrott

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy

Cast

Cast overview:
Stan Laurel	...	Stan
Oliver Hardy	...	Mr. Hardy

Storyline

Intent on enjoying a relaxing Sunday morning at home, instead, the Hardys come face-to-face with a cheerful and unannounced Stan who wants to take his friend out to the local golf course. After a string of domestic disasters, the boys head to the golf club and team up with a pair of charming young ladies; however, anything that can go wrong will go wrong, as impatient golfers and loads of sticky wet mud threaten to ruin Stan and Ollie's day. Who will prevail in the long and exciting mud-throwing contest?

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Plot Keywords:

1920s | 20s | sunday | sunday morning | morning | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 September 1928 (USA)

Also Known As:

Follow Through

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Upon arriving at the golf course there is a sign clearly stating that only foursomes are allowed to play today - so why was Edgar Kennedy seemingly playing by himself?

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Connections

Referenced in Men O'War (1929)

User Reviews

Disappointingly simple, even for a Laurel & Hardy short.

This was a rather disappointing silent comedy short from Laurel & Hardy. It by no means is a horrible or bad movie but the movie is too simple constructed and lacks some true creativity or humor to consider this an above average Laurel & Hardy short.

The movie starts of really slow and only really begins to take pace from the moment the boys enter the golf course. However also in that part of the movie it keeps lacking in some true creativity or remarkable comedy moments. The movie doesn't have any real laughs in it, although it's still perfectly fun to watch all of course. Laurel's & Hardy's antics never get boring to watch.

The only thing that makes this movie stand it is the end sequence which basically consists out of one big mud fight, involving the boys, their lady friends, their rival and a whole bunch of innocent bystanders. It's always fun to see a good old fashioned mud fight. It's simple, it's corny but it just never gets tiresome or unfunny to watch.

It's interesting to see Laurel & Hardy in one of the early teaming-ups and how the characters developed throughout the years. There also are a bunch of other regular Laurel & Hardy actors present in this movie such as; Dorothy Coburn, Jack Hill and Edgar Kennedy, who normally mainly plays cop roles.

This movie as a whole doesn't stand out as the best, most original or enjoyable Laurel & Hardy silent comedy shorts, although it still is a certainly watchable one.

6/10

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