The Midnight Patrol

Novice policemen Stan and Ollie bungle a burglary investigation.

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)

Al Corporal

as Butler (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

as Sergeant

James C. Morton

as Policeman

Tiny Sandford

as Policeman

Reviews

talisencrw

Laurel and Hardy have to be the worst--and shortest-lived--policemen ever on celluloid. An excellent short film of theirs....

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