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Putting Pants on Philip (1927)

Putting Pants on Philip poster
Directed by
Clyde Bruckman
Genre
comedy film, silent film, buddy film
Country
United States
Runtime
19 min
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A newly arrived Scottish man in a kilt causes a fuss. His friend tries to get him into trousers. The film follows their comedic struggle with polite society.

whimsicallightheartedslapstickplayfulsillybrisknostalgicabsurd

What happens

Putting Pants On Philip is a silent short film starring British/American comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. Made in 1927, Wes D. Gehring identifies this as their first "official" film together as a team. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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