Comedy · United States of America · 1933 · 20m

The Midnight Patrol

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Director

Cast

Stan Laurel as Officer Stanley Laurel Oliver Hardy as Officer Oliver Hardy Frank Brownlee as Police Chief Ramsbottom Bob Kortman as Tire thief Charlie Hall as Tire thief's partner Frank Terry as as Safecracker (as Walter Plinge)

Crew

Bert Jordan — Editor Royal K. Cole — Screenplay Stan Laurel — Writer Sidney Rauh — Writer Charley Rogers — Writer Oliver Hardy — Writer

Synopsis

Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.

Mood & Themes

police black and white short film

Key Collaborators

Lloyd French Director Bert Jordan Editor Royal K. Cole Screenplay Stan Laurel Writer Sidney Rauh Writer Charley Rogers Writer Oliver Hardy Writer James Parrott Writer Frank Terry Writer Hal Roach Producer

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