Review of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

"The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case" is a Stan and Ollie 30-minute short film from 80 years ago and this was already later during their career as you see by the presence of sound. But the rest is nothing new. Parrott directs, Walker is the writer and it is in black-and-white. I personally preferred the first half of this short film. I felt the comedy and the story were more interesting to watch in the first 15 minutes, actually a pretty decent little crime tale. In the second half, it switches a bit to horror and has some supernatural influences, even if it all still stays mostly a comedy. Also the ending was kinda uninspiring with the duo only dreaming it all apparently. I wish they could have kept the level from early on. Still, it was a solid watch and I definitely prefer the two during the sound era. All in all, I recommend the watch, even if it could have been 5-10 minutes shorter.