Do Detectives Think?
| Do Detectives Think? | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Fred Guiol |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by |
Hal Roach H.M. Walker (titles) |
| Starring |
Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date | November 20, 1927 |
Running time | 19 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
Do Detectives Think? is a silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951.
Production
Do Detectives Think? is most notable for featuring the comedians in their familiar garb of crumpled suits and bowler hats for the very first time, the standard costumes of detectives of the time.
Plot
A Judge (Finlayson) sentences a murderer (Young) to death. The murderer (of course) vows revenge on the judge. Following his escape, the judge engages a detective agency which sends its two least skilled detectives Laurel and Hardy to protect him. The sleuths, after many mishaps, manage to capture the murderer.[1]
Cast
- Stan Laurel - Ferdinand Finklebery
- Oliver Hardy - Sherlock Pinkham
- Jimmy Finlayson - Judge Foozle
- Noah Young - The Tipton Slasher
- Viola Richard - Mrs. Foozle
- Frank Brownlee - Detective agency boss
- Charles A. Bachman - Officer
- Will Stanton - Slasher's pal
- Charley Young - Juror
- Wilson Benge - Butler attacked by Slasher
Homages
Canadian musician Nash the Slash chose his stage name based on the character in Do Detectives Think.[2]
References
- ↑ "Laurel and Hardy in Sugar Daddies". Laurelandhardycentral.com. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
- ↑ Nash the Slash, at the Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia, by Jaimie Vernon et al., published 2011; retrieved May 13, 2014
External links
- Do Detectives Think? on IMDb
- Do Detectives Think? at the TCM Movie Database
- Do Detectives Think? at AllMovie
- Do Detectives Think? at Rotten Tomatoes