classicsoncall Laurel and Hardy double the fun here as a pair of twin brothers separated at childhood, and the film does it's best to keep them apart as they manage to confound everyone in their immediate vicinity, including wives Bubbles Laurel (Betty Healey) and Daphne Hardy (Daphne Pollard). I was expecting the 'lost' Bert and Al to show up as a couple of villains since that seemed to be the set up with Ollie's letter from his Mother, but they wound up being as bumbling a duo as Stan and Ollie. Arriving ashore via the SS Periwinkle, part of their gag consists of investing their earnings with James Finlayson, and delivering a pearl ring for their Captain (Sidney Toler). As the pace of the picture quickens, it's easy enough to get the brother pairs mixed up if you're not paying attention, but the sound track helps out a bit, using the familiar Laurel and Hardy theme music when Stan and Ollie appear on screen, while a typical pirate tune heralds the seafaring duo. When I was watching these Laurel and Hardy flicks as a kid back in the Fifties, the pictures weren't quite twenty years old; now, they're not quite eighty years old! Still, it's easy enough to recall the better ones when you catch a scene like the cement tub gag at the end of the story, with the boys rocking back and forth in that impossible balancing act. All in all, a fun romp with one of the classic comedy duos from the early days.

naseby Because of the nature of this comedy, where the duo have twin brothers, who, are getting mistaken for them/each other it was a good vehicle for total confusion that works well.The 'respectable' Ollie and Stan and their twin bad-boy sailor brothers, 'Bert and Alf' get into these scrapes. Ollie and Stan decide NOT to tell their wives that they have no-good twin brothers though, leading to more confusion. So much so, it is hard to explain away the gags - it's far better to watch this film and enjoy it. 'Bert' and 'Alf' naturally will try and pick the girls up, only for the married Stan and Ollie, with their wives in tow, who get split up from the boys allowing further confusion, to be accused later of philandering and so the situations continue. This was well written with plenty of gags. It was nice to see Betty Healy as Stan's missus, as according to IMDb she hadn't had much in the way of acting roles and intentionally or not, she looked a good, gangly and scatty partner to Stan.Of course, the great Jimmy Finlayson played the boys' foil well with some good lines coming his way too.Very good and it reminds us all of why the boys are the greatest comedy duo of all time and rightly so!

Neil Doyle It's a good half-hour before this LAUREL & HARDY feature goes into gear because it's a little more plot heavy than usual. "Here's another nice mess you got me into," wails Ollie when their plans to go on the town on shore leave are thwarted by a crooked mate who steals their money (JAMES FINLAYSON). The merry mix-up starts when the boy's twin brothers decide to go to the same beer garden they just exited.Waiter ALAN HALE has a good line waiting for them when the twin brothers arrive at his beer garden. "I know what you boys will have," he tells them sarcastically. IRIS ADRIAN, as one of the girls the sailor boys picked up, confuses the other twins for the guys that stood them up. And so it goes. Alan Hale returns the diamond ring the sailors left for security, but to the wrong hands.The wives, who know nothing about the boys having a twin brother, walk off in a huff when the misunderstandings keep piling up. The twin theme really gets a workout with a lot of gags and ALAN HALE is especially good as the exasperated waiter at the beer garden.If you're a Laurel and Hardy fan, this one is highly recommended for some good chuckles.

Boba_Fett1138 This has got to be one of the better 'long' Laurel & Hardy pictures. Reason why this movie is better than most of the other Laurel & Hardy comedies is that this movie has a very well written story, that at times gets a bit confusing but remains solid, enjoyable and funny all at the same time throughout its entire running time.It isn't really a comedy with many slapstick moments or other silly events. It's more a movie that relies on its story, that might not be 'hilarious' but it remains consistently funny all the time. It makes "Our Relations" one of the more consistent Laurel & Hardy movies to watch and because of that it also becomes one of the most enjoyable ones.Yes, it really is the slick tight story that is filled with some good comical moments that made this movie such a good and pleasant one to watch. Especially toward the ending the movie becomes really good, although also a bit confusing at the same time. It's very hard to tell who is Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy and who is Alf Laurel and Bert Hardy (the twin brothers of the two boys, who are of course being played by Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel as well.) and who is being chased by who and why. It makes the movie a bit too hard to follow in the end but the good comical moments and situations compensate this more than enough.Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy really show their acting skills in this movie. They have more lines and interacting with other characters than usual. It's good to see that James Finlayson also shows up again in a fairly big role. Other fine roles are being portrayed by; Sidney Toler, Arthur Housman and Alan Hale.OK so the movie might not be 'hilarious' by Laurel & Hardy standards but the story is extremely well written and has some well timed and executed comical moments in it, which will surely make you laugh.9/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/