Fortunately, there have only been a few Laurel and Hardy shorts which I considered to be mediocre, and in the case of this one, it was simply that I didn't care for the material. Laurel and Hardy are home on leave, and go out of their way to help young Jacqueline Welles (aka Julie Bishop) get away from her brutish guardian (Walter Long) who wants to marry her. Not only lacking in laughs in addition to the sordid tale. It then switches to the boxing ring where Oliver coaches Laurel to become a prizefighter so they can get some quick bucks. Guess who he ends up in the rink with! Not very funny and often mean spirited, this makes for one of their true disappointments.
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