Two sailors on shore leave rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered motorists. A minor collision sets off an escalating series of retaliations.
Practical Effects
Every car destroyed was real—no budget for fake ones.
Acting
Laurel's accidental elegance vs Hardy's frustrated dignity.
Director
James Parrott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hal Roach destroyed actual cars because it was cheaper than building convincing fake ones for 1928 audiences.
This short captures 1920s Los Angeles automobile anxiety—car ownership was exploding and infrastructure couldn't keep pace, making the traffic jam nightmare instantly relatable.
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