Hitchcoc I've probably seen this Laurel & Hardy short more than any other. I watched it with my dad in the early Fifties. I have to admit, I really felt for Oliver in this one. He is really in bad shape and his good buddy comes along and ruins it for him. From the beginning when Stanley brings him a gift of some hard boiled eggs and some nuts, it's all over. Stan causes so much trouble that they are both thrown out of the hospital. After several harrowing moments, Stan sits on a hypodermic needle that contains a sedative. Of course, he has to drive Oliver home. There is a great line when Oliver asks his friend why he didn't bring a box of candy. He says Ollie never paid him for the last one.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "County Hospital" is a 18-minute black-and-white short film from after the end of the silent era. Hardy is in a hospital and I am pretty positive that Laurel brought him there. Anyway, when Laurel comes to visit his pal to bring him eggs and nuts, mayhem ensues quickly and the doctor almost falls out of the window. Later Laurel accidentally gets a needle into his butt-cheeks and falls asleep a little later. Sadly, that's right then when he sits in front of a car to drive Hardy home. Poor Ollie in this one. He really has to take a lot. Then again, he should be used to it. Unfortunately, I do not believe this is among Laurel and Hardy's best work. It's really never funny, not even at the grand finale at the end. Instead, there are some pretty odd moments on several occasions. And a negative highlight would be the drive at the end which was so obviously done with a pre-recorded background that it really hurt the film overall. Recommended only to the biggest Stan&Ollie fans. Not a good watch, even if it comes from Parrott and Walker who worked a lot with the two and have a great deal of experience.

mbanak The film builds nicely through the first 15 minutes, and then peters out with that unconvincing back-projection method for the street scene. I have to wonder how Mr. Laurel allowed that. It must have killed him to see that in the editing room.The climactic gag involving the traction line is their very best from the sound era. (The best gag sequence from the silent era was the parade of mangled cars in Two Tars). The gag sequence following later, with the pants, was the perfect follow-on. Very funny, but not so much as to wear you out like the previous gag.This really is a must-see.When I show this to my friends, I warn them about the weak ending sequence, and then they relax and embrace the rest of it gladly.

Shaolin_Apu For some reason or another this short film classic remains my favourite. The plot is very simple and short: Stan visits hospital to see injured Ollie and after a brief catastrophe the Doctor orders both of them to get away from causing any more harm. I have seen this film many times and I have wondered why Ollie's foot is injured – no doubt Stan has something to do with that. It also occurs, like in many other Laurel & Hardy films, that if you have a trouble it will surely get worse. In this matter the trouble is Ollie's leg.This film is not necessarily the best from Laurel & Hardy films, but it summarizes so well what Laurel & Hardy humour is about.