Should Married Men Go Home?

1928

Comedy

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 31%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 31%
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 948 948

golf black and white silent film short film

Plot summary

Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.

Director

Leo McCarey Photo
Leo McCarey

Top cast

Jack Hill Photo
Jack Hill as Muddy Combatant
Charlie Hall Photo
Charlie Hall as Soda Jerk
Stan Laurel Photo
Stan Laurel as Stan
Edgar Kennedy Photo
Edgar Kennedy as Golfer
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196.92 MB
1280*958
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
12 hr 21 min
Seeds 2
365.86 MB
1434*1074
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
12 hr 21 min
Seeds 13

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Prichards12345 7 / 10

How do you get a husband to stay home? Answer: Break his legs!

This early Laurel and Hardy short is one of those movies that slipped through the net until I caught it for the first time today. And I really enjoyed it. Stan seems a little sharper than usual as he tries to tempt Ollie to the golf course (in real life Oliver was a golf fanatic) and there are some fine comic touches to be had.Exhibit A: Ollie's "There's a right way to do it and a wrong way." And I know what way you're choosing Oliver! Exhibit B: Ollie trying to follow Stan in jumping the fence.Exhibit C: Edgar Kennedy gains a new, er hair extension. Didn't even recognise him until his wig fell off! There's also, of course, a brief scene where the boys haven't enough cash to pay for the drinks of their new female companions, a scene that was reworked to better effect in Men Of War. The mud fight at the end isn't as funny as similar scenes in other L & H films, but overall this is an enjoyable little short.
Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 7 / 10

Gone golfing

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were comedic geniuses, individually and together, and their partnership was deservedly iconic and one of the best there was. 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.While not classic Laurel and Hardy, later films, short and feature, had stronger chemistry when fully formed and used their considerable talents better, 'Should Married Men Go Home?' is enjoyable fun. Not one of their best from their 1928 output but it is an improvement on their previous effort. In some of their previous work, Laurel was much funnier and more interesting while Hardy in most of the previous outings had too little to do. 'Should Married Men Go Home?' is good, is far from a misfire and feels like a Laurel and Hardy short rather than a short featuring them.'Should Married Men Go Home?' is flimsy in story, and doesn't feel quite enough for the short's length.The rest of the characters are not as interesting and the momentum at the start isn't as lively as once we get to the golf course.Laurel however is very funny, and sometimes hilarious. It is wonderful seeing Hardy having more to do and he is on Laurel's level. The chemistry is certainly much more here than in previous outings of theirs, namely because there's more of them together and it was starting to feel like a partnership. Support is nice if not as inspired.Both Laurel and Hardy have great moments, especially the climactic mud-slinging fight which is one of the boys' funniest moments of their early work. The record and drug-store sequences are also terrific.A good deal of the humour is well timed, hugely energetic and very funny if not always hilarious, with everything going at a lively pace and there is a lot of charm and good nature to keep one going. It looks good too and is competently directed.On the whole, pretty good and enjoyable. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Reviewed by JoeytheBrit 6 / 10

Decent silent short

Laurel and Hardy's screen characters were still taking shape when this silent comedy was made, and the framework of their relationship wasn't yet complete. They are friends in this one, but Stan's a friend that Ollie would rather avoid, and they haven't yet adopted the trademark bowler hats and slightly shoddy suits. Ollie pretends he's not home when Stan comes calling, but manages to mess that up so that he and his wife are forced to let him in the house. Wifey is so incensed by Stan's antics that she sends the boys off to play golf, which leads to further typical chaos.This isn't one of the duo's best shorts but it has a few decent moments. I liked the way Ollie's gramophone player fell apart when he attempted to play it the 'wrong way,' and this film shows the first example of the boys using their routine about not having enough money to pay for soda with their girlfriends which they re-worked in a later film. It's perhaps true that the introduction of sound is what transformed Laurel & Hardy into a truly first class comedy act, which is why this short isn't quite up to the standard of their later work.
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