It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.
Practical Effects
Every prop exists to be destroyed spectacularly
Acting
Laurel's vacant determination is an art form
Director
John G. Blystone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Laurel & Hardy's first post-1937 film after a contract dispute with Hal Roach, making it their return to form.
The 'forgotten war' premise hilariously mirrored actual WWI veterans struggling with peacetime irrelevance during the Depression era.
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