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Liberty

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Liberty (1929)
  • Comedy
  • Short
  • Family
With the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper.... Read allWith the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece?With the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece?
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Leo McCarey
  • Writers
    • Leo McCarey
    • H.M. Walker(titles)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Tom Kennedy
Top credits
  • Director
    • Leo McCarey
  • Writers
    • Leo McCarey
    • H.M. Walker(titles)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Tom Kennedy
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    • 19User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Stanas Stan
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Ollieas Ollie
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    • Prison Guardas Prison Guard
    Sam Lufkin
    Sam Lufkin
    • Getaway Driveras Getaway Driver
    James Finlayson
    James Finlayson
    • Store Keeperas Store Keeper
    Jack Hill
    • Officeras Officer
    Harry Bernard
    Harry Bernard
    • Worker at Sea Food Dealeras Worker at Sea Food Dealer
    Jean Harlow
    Jean Harlow
    • Woman in Cabas Woman in Cab
    • (as Harlean Carpenter)
    Ed Brandenburg
    • Cab Driveras Cab Driver
    • Director
      • Leo McCarey
    • Writers
      • Leo McCarey
      • H.M. Walker(titles)
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    • Trivia
      In an attempt to assure Stan Laurel that the safety platforms erected around the girder set were safe, Oliver Hardy leapt down from the wooden girders onto one. Unfortunately, they weren't safe. Hardy crashed right through the safety platform, fortunately falling only 20 feet into a safety net erected as a backup.
    • Goofs
      The rope attached to the girder is at first looped around it but in the next shot it's just draped over it.
    • Alternate versions
      The original print of this film is probably lost. The available version is a Film Classics reissue with credits replaced (and with one name misspelled). The quality of the images changes throughout the entire film because most of it is lifted from a Robert Youngson compilation.
    • Connections
      Edited into Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965)

    User reviews19

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    just fabulous
    This is the film from Laurel and Hardy's silent days where they escape from prison, end up wearing each other's trousers, and finally are in danger stranded on steel girders high above ground. This sequence is a particular delight and unusual for the pair as it is more in Buster Keaton or Harold Lloyd territory; here we see Stan and Ollie trying to get back to safety in a variety of amusing ways.

    A very funny film which needs no dialogue and a minimum of title cards, 'Liberty' is probably their best effort before they went into sound. Sight gags, a range of funny situations, and perfect playing from the leads put this into a high class of comedy. Hugely enjoyable.
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    • May 22, 2009

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Criminals at Large
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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