Two-reel silent short — 20 mins.
Hal Roach Studios (distributed by MGM) / Dir. Leo McCarey
Production: December 19, 1928 — December 24, 1928
Release date: January 26, 1929
Survival/release status: Extant, though the original print is lost; the available print is sourced from a 1950 reissue. Available to watch online and on DVD.
Cast: Stan Laurel (Stan), Oliver Hardy (Ollie), Tom Kennedy (Prison Guard), Sam Lufkin (Getaway Driver), James Finlayson (Store Keeper), Jack Hill (Officer), Harry Bernard (Worker at Sea Food Dealer), Harlean Carpenter* (Woman in Cab), Ed Brandenburg (Cab Driver).
Summary (from IMDB): With the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece?
Trivia:
- *Harlow was billed under her birth name, Harlean Carpenter. Hal Roach signed her to a five-year contract after Liberty on December 26, 1928.
Stills and ad art:
**Do you recognize this man? If so, report him to Lord Heath.
Harlow Heaven 