Sheer comic invention. With the wives away
Stan Laurel and
Oliver Hardy are looking after the boys, who look remarkably like exact mini versions of their Dads. However, while Stan and Ollie are trying to play a quiet game of draughts the boys are always up to mischief. Finally they are sent to bed but this is where the problems and destruction go up another level!
This is an incredibly inventive little film. All of the props were made twice, one normal size and the other larger so Stan and Ollie can realistically play children.
The slapstick and visual gags are standard Laurel and Hardy fare but done so well, they are easily able to carry this film on their own.
