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The other character that was a real hoot here was the Laurel Mansion butler (Frank Austin). His portrayal epitomizes what for many actors coming out of the silent era must have been the need to over-enunciate and over dramatize their role for it's intended effect on the viewer. One can't help but notice the over the top delivery of the Chief of Detectives (Fred Kelsey) in this one. Like most comedy teams through the decades, this one features a version of a haunted house scenario, as the boys are confined to an old, dark mansion after they become suspects in a murder mystery.
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But in this 'murder' case, he comes out with the 'Septober, Octember, No Wonder' line and it managed to crack me up all over again. One of Stan's quips I picked up on I used for the longest time because it sounded so funny to me, and if you asked me before today what picture it came from I wouldn't have been able to tell you.
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9/10 Bethany CoxĪs a kid during the Fifties, I tried to catch as many of these Laurel and Hardy films shorts I could they were shown on TV fairly regularly.
'The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case' looks good visually with some nice Gothic touches, has energy and the direction gets the best out of the stars, is at ease with the material and doesn't let it get too busy or static. Their chemistry feels like a partnership here too, before 'Two Tars' you were yearning for more scenes with them together but from that point and in 'The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case' we are far from robbed of that. Laurel and Hardy are on top form here, both are well used, both have material worthy of them and they're equal rather than one being funnier than the other (before Laurel tended to be funnier and more interesting than Hardy, who tended to be underused). On top of the comic touches, there is genuine spookiness and suspense as well as a great Gothic atmosphere.
There is insane craziness that doesn't get too silly, a wackiness that rarely loses its energy and the sly wit is here, some of the material may not be massively innovative but how it's executed actually feels fresh and it doesn't get repetitive. 'The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case' is non-stop funniness all the way, with one of the better first halves for any Laurel and Hardy effort at this point of their output. It does though have the odd sluggish moment but the only real fault here for me was the ending which like others have said felt very tacked on.
Their filmography, apart from a few bumps along the way, was getting better and better and 'The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case' exemplifies this. Although a vast majority of Laurel and Hardy's previous efforts ranged from above average to very good ('45 Minutes from Hollywood' being the only misfire and mainly worth seeing as a curiosity piece and for historical interest, and even that wasn't a complete mess), 'The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case' is nearly one of the best and funniest Laurel and Hardy short films up to this point of their output, one of their best from their overall early work and very nearly one of my personal favourites of theirs.
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They left behind a large body of work, a vast majority of it being entertaining to classic comedy, at their best they were hilarious and their best efforts were great examples of how to do comedy without being juvenile or distasteful. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were comedic geniuses, individually and together, and their partnership was deservedly iconic and one of the best there was. Hardy: Was he building a house? Laurel: No, they were hanging him. Best dialogue: Hardy: Is your uncle alive? Laurel: Nope, he died of a broken neck. The first fifteen minutes mainly has dialogue jokes and some pretty good ones but it's the second half of the film that really comes to life as we get some terrific physical gags including a hilarious one dealing with Laurel sneaking back under the covers. This really is a terrific spoof as the two comic legends are in fine form and the screenplay perfectly pokes fun at some clichés like the creepy butler and the fainting woman. THE LAUREL-HARDY MURDER CASE is really a spoof of those "old dark house" movies that were so popular during the silent era and would remain popular throughout the 1930's. The two dimwits find themselves at the will reading and learn that the relative was actually murdered and they're going to have to spend the night. The relative of Laurel's has died and is leaving his estate of three million dollars. The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Laurel and Hardy have been out of work for nearly a decade when they read the paper and see that their luck might have changed.
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