Should Married Men Go Home?

Should Married Men Go Home? is a silent two-reel comedy produced by the Hal Roach Studios and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was filmed in March and May 1928, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 8 of that year. It was the first Roach film to bill Laurel and Hardy as a team — previously, their appearances together were under the Roach "All-Star Comedy" banner. Question — "What is the surest way to keep a husband at home?" Answer — "Bre... more

Should Married Men Go Home? is a silent two-reel comedy produced by the Hal Roach Studios and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was filmed in March and May 1928, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 8 of that year. It was the first Roach film to bill Laurel and Hardy as a team — previously, their appearances together were under the Roach "All-Star Comedy" banner. Question — "What is the surest way to keep a husband at home?" Answer — "Break both his legs." Mr. and Mrs. Hardy seem to have a happy Sunday alone — their first in a month — in mind: he's all smiles and charm as she gets ready to light his cigar. But as she turns to get the match, whom does she see plodding up the walk but Stan, who "has a mind of his own — but there's no demand for it" as the title card phrases it. Ollie seems genuinely disappointed at the thought of losing the day with the misses, but — are those golf knickers visible under the hem of his bathrobe? The Hardys stay absolutely silent as Stan at first... less