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Wow! Such a good movie.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the most famous comedy duo in history, and deservedly so, so I am happy to see any of their films. In the courtroom, criminal Butch (Walter Long) is found guilty of the crime Ollie and Stan gave evidence for, and he promises he will get them and break off their legs and tie them round their necks, and he could have done it breaking out of his straight jacket. A man advises them they should get out of town, but they don't have enough gas to get to where they want to, so Stan suggests they advertise for a fellow traveller to join them and pay expenses. While packing ready for the trip Ollie is knocked into the bed post by Stan, and after getting out, and some glasses confusion he reads the slightly silly advert Stan placed in the newspaper. Then the phone rings while Stan packs some kitchen utensils, Stan gives Ollie a milk tin instead of the phone, and he also knocked a razor blade in a brush he uses to polish off Ollie's milk covered coat, so tears all over. The phone call was Butch's Girlfriend (Mae Busch) interested in the advert, but when Butch comes through the window, she knows that the police will be looking there first, so he hides in a chest when the boys come ringing. After breaking the door bell, the boys say they are fine with an extra person joining her, and she assures them the man that has threatened them can't be as bad as the guy she is bringing, they don't know it is him yet. Then she finds out Butch is locked in the chest without a key, so while she goes to get a Jerry, the boys use the tools available to get him out. They boar some holes so Butch has some air too, one going on his backside, and another getting Ollie's, and while the Girlfriend has a policeman dragging her home to Butch, he has noticed it is the boys threatened peaking through a hole. To get out quicker he suggests melting the lock off with a blowtorch, only to have his backside on fire and a toss of the box wrecking the room. To put the fire out the boys dash for the outside hose, filling it to the point where Butch is gargling and when the water stops he breaks out himself. The boys run away in panic realising it is Butch, and you hear some crashing before the police take him away, the film ends with the boys having their threat from Butch carried out, their legs tied round their necks. Filled with good slapstick and all classic comedy you want from a black and white film, it is an enjoyable film. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were number 7 on The Comedians' Comedian, and "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" was number 60 on 100 Years, 100 Quotes. Worth watching!

This short is one of the best they did (The Music Box being the best). Not only do you have the somewhat predictable storyline of Stan and Ollie ending up with the girlfriend of the villain they have just helped put behind bars for the rest of his life, it also shows Stan Laurel's brilliance. After placing the advertisement in the newspaper (the wording of which is another Laurel piece of work) watch the bunch of flowers that Ollie brings when they go to meet Butch's girlfriend. Stan and Ollie spend the rest of this short passing the flowers back and forth without thought in the middle of all the chaos. They're still in Ollie's hands at the end. This one thing turned what would have been just another slapstick into pure genius. Whtch this episode! It's one of the best.

Stan & Ollie testify against a dangerous criminal "Butch" who swears revenge and then promptly escapes from jail and goes looking for them. Laurel & Hardy meanwhile prepare to get out of town and, by a million to one chance, find themselves in Butch's apartment. To say any more would be giving the (wonderful) plot away, so you'll have to watch it. of course, I'm sure most people on Planet Earth have already seen this delightful "short". It's not one of L&H's best but still VERY funny. The film is greatly assisted by Walter Long (the ultimate comedy tough guy) who plays "Butch". I've just seen Going Bye Bye on BBC2. The restored version is magnificent. It looks as if it was made yesterday! Well worth watching.

"Going Bye-Bye !" shows the screen's greatest comic double-act in brilliant form. It is in fact their last short comedy film classic - another five more two-reelers followed followed (though only one of these - "Them Thar Hills" - approaches the standard of this one). Long is at his fearsome best, and the dialogue ("Excuse me, I have milk in my ear"), characterisations and slapstick are wonderful. This is up there with Stan and Ollie's best. A must.