1929

0h 18m

6.9(64 votes)

Comedy

Overview

While changing clothes in a getaway car, escaped convicts Stan and Ollie mistakenly put on each other's pants. They spend the rest of the film trying to exchange pants in various unlikely settings.

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8 featured cast members

Starring

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Sam Lufkin

Getaway Driver

James Finlayson

Store keeper

Harry Bernard

Worker at Sea Food dealer

Jean Harlow

Woman in cab (as Harlean Carpenter)

Ed Brandenburg

Cab driver

Jack Hill

Officer

Creative team

Directed by: Leo McCarey
Written by: Leo McCarey
H.M. Walker
Produced by: Hal Roach

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