Laurel gets to use one of Oliver's key lines in this excellent short, spoofing political scandals, not that those exist anymore. I feel sorry for the city that would have Hardy as a mayoral candidate, but indeed he is, and blackmailed by old flame Mae Busch. Since Hardy is married to the perky Thelma Todd, I can see why he'd not want to risk for the prune faced Busch. Ollie gets Laurel to stand in for him to find out Busch's demands, causing issues with Laurel's wife, too. Busch's temper (and suspicious Todd's too) will certainly leave scars in this rather adult entry in their series of shorts. Long running rival James Finlayson plays Oliver's nosy butler. Patsy O'Byrne is very funny as a nosy spinster with more than a passing resemblance to Margaret Hamilton.
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