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1931 | Comedy
30 mins United States
Two-reeler comic farce starring Laurel and Hardy. An aspiring political candidate (Ollie) recruits his campaign manager (Stan) to help avoid a scandal when a woman from his past resurfaces and attempts to blackmail him. A remake of the 1927 film Love 'Em and Weep, which featured some of the same cast but in different roles; also available in a longer Spanish-language version entitled Politiquerias.
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Director | James W Horne |
| Writer | Hal Roach and H.M. Walker |
| Cast | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Finlayson, Mae Busch and Thelma Todd |
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That said, there are some quite good bits: Ollie's glances to the camera are first class, and there are some epic double-takes from Jimmy Finlayson as Ollie's butler. It is undeniably funny, but you do get a sense of a film not quite making best use of its strongest assets.