Stan and Ollie are out of work. They go through a couple of jobs, firstly as a butler and maid, and then as street cleaners before they accidentally become heroes by catching a bank robber. The bank's President Forbes Murray rewards them with whatever they wish, and their wish is for an education. So, it's off to Oxford University
Laurel and Hardy are always pleasant company. We get a series of set pieces, some of which drag on a bit, but that's what you get when you try and make a comedy film based on slapstick routines. I think L & H are better suited to the half hour set-up. But, given that they have made the effort for an hour-long endeavour, I don't think it's that bad. Given their lovable nature, Stan and Ollie may fool people into thinking the film is better than it is. And that's not a bad thing.
As for Oxford, it is not all upper class high jinks and pranks away from mater and pater. I went on a cruise a couple of years ago where I met a woman whose son had been stabbed dead in a (possibly) drug-related incident. And my brother was held at gun point as his attackers demanded his car and threatened to shoot him. And as for what happens at 69 Crotch Crescent, well, one can only imagine
Laurel and Hardy are always pleasant company. We get a series of set pieces, some of which drag on a bit, but that's what you get when you try and make a comedy film based on slapstick routines. I think L & H are better suited to the half hour set-up. But, given that they have made the effort for an hour-long endeavour, I don't think it's that bad. Given their lovable nature, Stan and Ollie may fool people into thinking the film is better than it is. And that's not a bad thing.
As for Oxford, it is not all upper class high jinks and pranks away from mater and pater. I went on a cruise a couple of years ago where I met a woman whose son had been stabbed dead in a (possibly) drug-related incident. And my brother was held at gun point as his attackers demanded his car and threatened to shoot him. And as for what happens at 69 Crotch Crescent, well, one can only imagine