Do Detectives Think
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Director Fred Guiol Film series Laurel and Hardy Series Duration | 7/10 IMDb 6.2/10 Letterboxd Genre Comedy, Short Producer Hal Roach Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent film
English intertitles Release date November 20, 1927 Writer Hal Roach, H.M. Walker (titles) Cast Stan Laurel (Ferdinand Finkleberry), Oliver Hardy (Sherlock Pinkham), James Finlayson (Judge Foozle), Viola Richard (Mrs. Foozle), Noah Young (The Tipton Slasher), Frank Brownlee (Detective agency boss)Similar movies Pacific Rim , The Artist , Paperman , Feast , Pluto's Christmas Tree , Mickey and the Seal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Do Detectives Think? is a silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951.
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Production
Do Detectives Think? is most notable for featuring the comedians in their familiar garb of crumpled suits and bowler hats for the very first time, the standard costumes of detectives of the time.
Plot
A Judge (Finlayson) sentences a murderer (Young) to death. The murderer (of course) vows revenge on the judge. Following his escape, the judge engages a detective agency which sends its two least skilled detectives Laurel and Hardy to protect him. The sleuths, after many mishaps, manage to capture the murderer.
Cast
Homages
Canadian musician Nash the Slash chose his stage name based on the character in Do Detectives Think.
References
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