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We Faw Down (1928)

We Faw Down poster
Directed by
Leo McCarey
Genre
comedy film, silent film, buddy film
Country
United States
Runtime
18 min
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends try to sneak out to a ball game without their wives knowing. Their plans go wrong in a series of silly mishaps.

lightheartedplayfulslapstickcomedicbriskwhimsicalabsurd

What happens

We Faw Down is a synchronized sound short subject film directed by Leo McCarey starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on December 29, 1928. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized orchestral musical score with sound effects. It was remade in part with their film Sons of the Desert in 1933. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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