Review of That's My Wife (1929) by Mike M — 30 May 2011
"He dropped in to stay for five minutes - he's been here for two years!" This silent short begins in what I think we now have to refer to as "You, Me and Dupree" territory, then - in another example of the polymorphous nature of the Laurel-Hardy relationship - takes a left turn into drag comedy.
.. The trouble begins in a ritzy dining establishment, cueing a lot of can't-fail food-related business - Ollie pouring soup over the head of the baldy trying to catch Stan-as-Magnolia's eye, a waiter who performs Ollie's usual task of stumbling face-first into a cake - as the scenario contrives to throw the leads into as many compromising positions as possible.
It's fairly standard, but sports one great, early sexual innuendo (emerging from a telephone kiosk with his "wife", Ollie burbles "Believe it or not, we were calling Philadelphia") and excellent use of a swanny whistle as Stan topples down the stairs in his high heels.
This review of That's My Wife (1929) was written by Mike M on 30 May 2011.
That's My Wife has generally received positive reviews.
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