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?
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Title: Liberty (1929)
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| Stan Laurel | ... | Stan | |
| Oliver Hardy | ... | Ollie | |
| Tom Kennedy | ... | Prison Guard | |
| Sam Lufkin | ... | Getaway Driver | |
| James Finlayson | ... | Store Keeper | |
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Jack Hill | ... | Officer |
| Harry Bernard | ... | Worker at Sea Food Dealer | |
| Jean Harlow | ... | Woman in Cab (as Harlean Carpenter) | |
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Ed Brandenburg | ... | Cab Driver |
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Two escaped convicts (Laurel & Hardy) change clothes in the getaway car, but wind up wearing each other's pants. The rest of the film involves their trying to exchange pants, in alleys, in cabs and finally high above the street on the girders of a construction site. Written by Herman Seifer <alagain@aol.com>
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A Sound Comedy That'll "Tie You in a Knot" (Print Ad- Providence News, ((Providence RI)) 13 April 1929)Parents Guide:
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The iconic photograph of silent film comedy in which Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are high above the city on girders of a building under construction was taken from this short. See more »Goofs
The rope attached to the girder is at first looped around it but in the next shot it's just draped over it. See more »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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 January 1929 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Criminals at Large See more »Filming Locations:
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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I know that they are an acquired taste. You either love them or hate them. Thankfully the Lord blessed me with the sense of humour that falls into the former not the later.
I LOVE Laurel and Hardy.
I do not think there will ever be a funnier duo in my lifetime. My father showed me them when I was a kid. I've loved them ever since.
Liberty is, in my opinion, the funniest ever Laurel and Hardy film made. It certainly isn't the most well known. There maybe a lot of people that don't like the golden age of the silent film. This film has it all (except sound!!!) If you get the chance to watch it grab the opportunity with both hands. The funniest sequence is when they are on the building site and a crab falls down one of their trousers.
If you enjoy this half as much as I did then you'll end up in hospital with stomach cramps from laughing too much.
They don't make them like this anymore (more the pity) Enjoy