Not particularly funny Laurel and Hardy short, though it does have its moments. Seeing a curtain rail getting the better of the pair is amusing, and Stan headbutting a wall proves that the duo's timing was far greater than any of the plots.
The plot in question revolves around Stan and Ollie pretending to be a rich houseowner and his butler. This isn't as humorous as it might sound due to the leads not affecting greatly different characteristics (as Stan would in A Chump at Oxford) than their previously established personas. Even Stan's recreation as "Agnes" doesn't allow him to take on a different accent.
James Finlayson is wasted in a minor role and weirdly; the title again perpetuates the myth of Ollie's catchphrase, though here again he says "another nice mess" not the "fine" of the film's name. However, seeing the picture open with two twin girls dressed as bellboys, cringingly reading out the credits in stereo should give warning to what is one of the more glib, less inspired L & H vehicles. The final pay-off goes too far out to be "zany" and just ends up as somewhat silly and unreliant on any form of logic to be funny. Disappointing.
The plot in question revolves around Stan and Ollie pretending to be a rich houseowner and his butler. This isn't as humorous as it might sound due to the leads not affecting greatly different characteristics (as Stan would in A Chump at Oxford) than their previously established personas. Even Stan's recreation as "Agnes" doesn't allow him to take on a different accent.
James Finlayson is wasted in a minor role and weirdly; the title again perpetuates the myth of Ollie's catchphrase, though here again he says "another nice mess" not the "fine" of the film's name. However, seeing the picture open with two twin girls dressed as bellboys, cringingly reading out the credits in stereo should give warning to what is one of the more glib, less inspired L & H vehicles. The final pay-off goes too far out to be "zany" and just ends up as somewhat silly and unreliant on any form of logic to be funny. Disappointing.