This 20-minute movie is one of the later Laurel&Hardy short films and the two lead actors both were in their early 40s already when his was made. By now, even they had adapted to the new trend now that silent films were definitely a thing of the past. I saw there is a colored version of this short movie, but I watched the black-and-white original. Busch, Hall and Rogers are all people that Laurel & Hardy worked with in the past. So, never change a winning team? Unfortunately I did not find this one half as funny as Hardy did. He is sick and is sent to the countryside by his doctor. Of course, Laurel comes with him and the duo quickly finds a nice place next to a well. Unfortunately, the water in there includes lots of alcohol from previous occurrences at their place. They do not realize and the longer this short film gets, the more drunk they become. A couple arrives at the location as well and quickly the woman is drunk too. The man, however, does not take a sip and stays sober. He gets in trouble with our two heroes pretty quickly though. I personally did not find this short film very funny unfortunately. There was no real laugh-out-loud moment in the entire thing and I usually like these two. This has nothing to do with the fact that they are speaking now. Actually, Laurel's quote about how somebody was in there, namely him, was possibly the funniest moment about this film. One of not too many unfortunately. Not recommended.
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