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01/12/1928 Comedy 0h 20m
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Overview

Loony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.

  1. James Parrott

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Stan Laurel

    Stan

  2. Oliver Hardy

    Ollie

  3. Richard Carle

    Professor

  4. Charley Rogers

    Ledoux - the Butler (as Charlie Rogers)

  5. Chester A. Bachman

    2nd Policeman (uncredited)

  6. Leo Sulky

    Detective On Telephone (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-09-03
They buried somebody too soon!

Starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Habeas Corpus is directed by James Parrott and photographed by Len Powers. Plot finds Stan and Ollie as a couple of drifters short of cash who agree to do a bit of grave robbing to earn themselves $500, courtesy of the mad professor Padilla (Richard Carle). But the cemetery at night is not a fun place to be...

Not so much Burke & Hare, more like Berk & Berk!

Not a prime short from the boys but lots to enjoy. The frenetic organ swirls as Stan & Ollie prat about down at the cemetery. After the tone is set via a fun es...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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