Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint.
Acting
Laurel's boneless physicality vs Hardy's slow-burn frustration
Direction
McCarey builds three rooms of chaos in nineteen minutes
Director
Ray McCarey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Great Depression, this short literalizes the fear of 'the wrong people' entering wealthy spaces—played for laughs, but rooted in real anxiety.
Ray McCarey was Leo McCarey's lesser-known brother, directing over 100 shorts but dying at 27—making this one of his final complete works.
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