In a packed courtroom, Butch Long vows revenge on 'squealers' Laurel and Hardy whose evidence has helped to send him to prison. Frightened, the boys plan to leave town and advertise for someone to share expenses with them. The woman who answers the ad is actually Butch's girlfriend. Meanwhile Butch escapes and hides in a trunk in his girlfriend's apartment where he gets locked inside. Not realizing who it is, Stan and Ollie finally manage to get the trunk open and then Butch exacts his revenge.
Stunts
Laurel's boneless collapse into a puddle of limbs defies physics.
Practical Effects
The trunk sequence: masterclass in spatial comedy, zero cuts.
Director
Charley Rogers
Stan Laurel
Mr. Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Mr. Hardy
Mae Busch
Butch's Girlfriend
Walter Long
Butch
Baldwin Cooke
Court Official
Charles Dorety
Man in Courtroom
Lester Dorr
Man in Courtroom
Harry Dunkinson
Judge
Sam Lufkin
Man with Warning (uncredited)
Murdock MacQuarrie
Jury Foreman
Tiny Sandford
Man in Courtroom
Ellinor Vanderveer
Jury Member
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Walter Long's fifth and final appearance as Butch, making him their most persistent nemesis.
Shot during the brief 1934 window before the Hays Code crackdown—note the casual lawlessness and implied domestic setup.
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