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The Midnight Patrol

  • 1933
  • Passed
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.5K
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The Midnight Patrol (1933)
FarceComedyShort

Laurel and Hardy patrol the streets as the city's newest cops. This can't possibly end well--except for the criminals who can now safely commit crime.Laurel and Hardy patrol the streets as the city's newest cops. This can't possibly end well--except for the criminals who can now safely commit crime.Laurel and Hardy patrol the streets as the city's newest cops. This can't possibly end well--except for the criminals who can now safely commit crime.

  • Director
    • Lloyd French
  • Writers
    • Royal K. Cole
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Stan Laurel
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Harry Bernard
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lloyd French
    • Writers
      • Royal K. Cole
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Stan Laurel
    • Stars
      • Stan Laurel
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Harry Bernard
    • 19User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Officer Stanley Laurel
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Officer Oliver Hardy
    Harry Bernard
    Harry Bernard
    • Jail Visitor
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Radio Dispatcher
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Brownlee
    Frank Brownlee
    • Police Chief Ramsbottom
    • (uncredited)
    Al Corporal
    Al Corporal
    • Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Dearing
    Edgar Dearing
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Dunn
    Eddie Dunn
    • Police Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Charlie Hall
    Charlie Hall
    • Tire Thief's Partner
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman
    • Tire Thief
    • (uncredited)
    James C. Morton
    James C. Morton
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Tiny Sandford
    Tiny Sandford
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Terry
    Frank Terry
    • Safecracker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lloyd French
    • Writers
      • Royal K. Cole
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Stan Laurel
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    • Trivia
      The title sequence of this short is filmed to look like a police car racing West at night on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, with siren blaring, and a windshield wiper 'erasing' each set of credits and 'sweeping in' the next. Along the route, mostly on the left (South) side of Wilshire, we see a Cut Rate drug store; a billboard (or perhaps a building logo) for Mullen & Bluett clothiers; a billboard ad for R&H Pilsner Beer. An apparent 'jump cut' puts us a few blocks farther West on Wilshire, where, again on the left, we see a movie theatre marquee (probably the Fox Ritz at 5214 Wilshire); a large, billboard-sized Coca-Cola sign in lights on the right; and in the distance, on the left, a rooftop lighted sign on the Myer Siegel building at 5410 Wilshire.
    • Goofs
      Stan and Ollie argue about their last day off, but at the end of the film they claim it's their first day on the job.
    • Quotes

      Car Dispatcher: Calling Car Thirteen.

      Oliver: That's us.

      Car Dispatcher: Calling Car One-Three.

      Stanley: I thought he said Thirteen.

      Oliver: Shut up.

      Car Dispatcher: Look out, boys, somebody's stealing your spare tire. That is all.

    • Alternate versions
      There is also a colorized version.

    User reviews19

    Featured review
    7/10

    Nothing too fancy, just some good old fashioned comical situations.

    This is most definitely not one of the best or most memorable Laurel & Hardy shorts. It doesn't really have enough slapstick in it and the comical situations, although good, feel far fetched and perhaps a bit awkward, especially toward the ending.

    They could have done something more interesting with the concept of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy joining the police force. They get themselves into some comical and dumb situations but it all is perhaps a bit too formulaic. That is the main reason why "Midnight Patrol" is an enjoyable but at the same time very forgettable Laurel & Hardy shorts.

    Lloyd French never was the best or most consistent director of Laurel & Hardy movies. His movies are certainly enjoyable but lacking in originality or true creativity at the same time.

    I'm beginning to sound negative but of course this movie is not an horrible one to watch. Mainly the Laurel & Hardy fans will still find plenty to enjoy in this movie, although also they have to admit that this is far from the best and/or most memorable Laurel & Hardy shorts.

    7/10

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Calling All Cars
    • Filming locations
      • Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA(opening credits, beginning of which became known as "The Miracle Mile")
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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