With an extremely funny gag involving Mrs. Hardy giving Mr. Hardy money to give to Mr. Finlayson to pay the furniture bill, then Mr. Hardy giving it to Mr. Laurel (and its convoluted way back to her to give to Mr. Finlayson, this ends up being a very funny way to end Stan and Ollie's long career in short films. Diminutive Daphne Pollard is the harsh Mrs. Hardy, a little ball of fire who has a heck of a temper. The boys end up at an auction, bidding on a grandfather clock for another patron, and this creates more hilarity. Closer to an Edgar Kennedy or Leon Errol short than the type of comedy they did, this ends up being a refreshing change. From here on in, it was odd to the features for the duo, a decade of hilarity that was even better than even their very best two reelers.
Review of Thicker Than Water
