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Night Owls (1930)

Night Owls poster
Directed by
James Parrott
Genre
comedy film, silent film, buddy film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two bumbling friends get involved in a series of misunderstandings and mishaps during a late night adventure. They try to help a police officer but end up causing more trouble for themselves.

slapstickplayfulfranticlightheartedmischievouschaoticwhimsicalanxious

What happens

Night Owls is a 1930 American Pre-Code Laurel and Hardy short film. It was filmed in October and November 1929, and released January 4, 1930. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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