Silent. Stan and Ollie show up to finish the job of building a house. They don't do it.
The roughly slapped together structure has innumerable props that the two use in comic incidents, often repeated. Ollie, for instance, must carry a mouthful of nails and is bumped on the head or something so that he swallows them (three times).
They're visited by a cop, an almost unrecognizably young Edgar Kennedy, who warns them to keep it quiet because of the nearby hospital. Kennedy leans against a pile of boards stacked against the wall. The boards fall down with a clatter, accompanied by Kennedy.
Actually, it's not as slow as some of their "working man" efforts. The pace is brisk. And perhaps the neatest scene has the two bumblers playing toss and catch with a bundle of money while the owner of the house tries to intercept it.
It's probably one of their better shorts.
The roughly slapped together structure has innumerable props that the two use in comic incidents, often repeated. Ollie, for instance, must carry a mouthful of nails and is bumped on the head or something so that he swallows them (three times).
They're visited by a cop, an almost unrecognizably young Edgar Kennedy, who warns them to keep it quiet because of the nearby hospital. Kennedy leans against a pile of boards stacked against the wall. The boards fall down with a clatter, accompanied by Kennedy.
Actually, it's not as slow as some of their "working man" efforts. The pace is brisk. And perhaps the neatest scene has the two bumblers playing toss and catch with a bundle of money while the owner of the house tries to intercept it.
It's probably one of their better shorts.