Series: Laurel and Hardy Director: Leo McCarey Producer: Hal Roach Titles: H.M. Walker Photography: George Stevens Editor: Richard C. Currier Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivien Oakland, Bess Flowers, Kay Deslys, Vera White Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Released: 29 December 1928 Length: 2 reels Production No.: L-15 Filming dates: August 23-31, 1928; and September 7 & 13, 1928 Rating: 6/10

We Faw Down

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The two wives (VIVIEN OAKLAND and BESS FLOWERS) are in the kitchen playing cards at the table, whilst their husbands (HARDY and LAUREL respectively) are in the living room on the sofa. Ollie is agitated, though Stan is more relaxed as he sits smoking a pipe. Ollie reaches over and takes Stan's pipe out and throws it beind the sofa, as the wives look on. The women can see that their men are up to something, a plan they are formulating between them. The telephone rings and Stan answers. A few nervous moments later, and with the suspicious wives in close proximity, Stan offers the phone to Ollie. Ollie realises the call is a demand to attend a poker game they had previously agreed to attend. As he doesn't wish to arouse suspicion with the wives (a little too late for that), Ollie pretends he is speaking with his boss. He emphasises the phrase "boss" several times during the call whilst casually looking over to guage the wives' reactions. After the call, Ollie announces that his "boss" wishes for he and Stan to go to the Orpheum Theater. The wives say nothing and the men kiss them goodbye. Stan and Ollie walk to the front door, with the women closely behind them. Stan opens the door abruptly, hitting Ollie in the face. This is followed in quick succession with Ollie walking outside and falling over a hedge. A nasty-looking character by the name of "One-Round Kelly" accompanies his girlfriend (KAY DESLYS) to have her shoes shined. An electric fan blows her hat off her head and into the street, just as Stan and Ollie are walking past. Kay and her friend run out to retrieve it and meet the boys. REVIEW INCOMPLETE

Trivia • Copyrighted December 29, 1928. • Released with a synchronized soundtrack. The 2009 German DVD from Kinowelt has the original sound discs included on its soundtrack. • UK title: We Slip Up. • The story was later re-worked into the plot of Sons Of The Desert (1933). • After the intertitle card that confirms the wives suspect their husbands are up to something the scene cuts to the boys. When it cuts back to the women, there is a slight smirk on Vivien Oakland's face. • Ollie takes the telephone call from home and upon realising the man on the other end is ordering him to attend the poker game, Ollie adopts a believable conversation with the unseen man (to the wives) on the other end by calling him "boss". This gag was later re-used by Ollie again in Their First Mistake. • Stan kisses both his wife and Ollie's. • It can be assumed that the house used for the opening scenes was the Laurel's house. Two clues give this away: firstly, when the telephone rings Stan answers it. The second clue is when Ollie goes to leave he falls over the hedge. If it had been Ollie's house, he would have known the hedge was already there. • As we see Stan and Ollie walking along the street you can clearly see the Harry H. Culver & Company building in the background.

	Stan Laurel Stan
	Oliver Hardy Ollie
	Vivien Oakland Mrs. Hardy
	Bess Flowers Mrs. Laurel
	Kay Deslys Kelly's girlfriend
	Vera White Kay's girlfriend
	George Kotsonaros One-Round Kelly
	Allan Cavan Pedestrian

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Acknowledgements: Laurel And Hardy: The Magic Behind The Movies by Randy Skretvedt (book) Steve Phillips (trivia regarding German DVD) This page was last updated on: 29 December 2023