A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	Stan Laurel (left) and Oliver Hardy. Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Stan Laurel [Ferdinand Finkleberry], Oliver Hardy [Sherlock Pinkham], Jimmie Finlayson (James Finlayson) [Judge Foozle], Viola Richard [Mrs. Foozle], Noah Young [‘The Tipton Slasher’]; Frank Brownlee, Will Stanton

Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Hal Roach. From a screen story by Hal Roach. Intertitles written by H.M. Walker. Presented by Hal Roach. / © 8 July 1927 by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated [LU24157]. Released 20 November 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot in May 1927. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives

Listing updated: 4 September 2017.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Everson-Detective p. 26; Kerr-Silent p. 322; Skretvedt-Magic pp. 87-89, 90, 92, 95, 100, 130, 441.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.