In Call of the Cuckoo (1927) with Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy – a man who wants to sell or trade his house, since it’s next door to the insane asylum (the “cuckoos”).
Call of the Cuckoo (1927) with Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Call of the Cuckoo – a Hal Roach Studios comedy short, that has Laurel and Hardy in supporting roles as zany inmates at an insane asylum! The plot deals with a man who wants to sell or trade his house, since it’s next door to the “cuckoos” – nothing could be worse! Could it?
Disasters at the new house
- A mop removing the color from the kitchen floor.
- Dirty bath water leaking down from upstairs and into the coffeepot.
- A piano sliding on an uneven floor, crashing through a wall and destroying their car
Cast of characters
- Max Davidson (Laurel & Hardy’s Laughing 20’s) … Papa Gimplewart
- Spec O’Donnell … Love’s Greatest Mistake
- Lillian Elliott … Mama Gimplewart
- Leo Willis … Party Guest
- James Finlayson (Way Out West) … Asylum Inmate
Additional Cast
- Jackie Levine … Son of Party Guest
- Andy Shuford … Son of Party Guest
- Frank Brownlee (Do Detectives Think?) … Prospective House Buyer (uncredited)
- Charley Chase (Laughing Gravy) … Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Edgar Dearing (Two Tars) … Party Guest (uncredited)
- Otto Fries … Party Guest (uncredited)
- Charlie Hall (Tit for Tat) … Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Oliver Hardy (Pack Up Your Troubles) … Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Fay Holderness (The Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy: The Complete Collection, Vol. 4) … Party Guest (uncredited)
- Stan Laurel (Berth Marks) … Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Charles Meakin … House Buyer (uncredited)
- Lyle Tayo (Perfect Day) … Party Guest (uncredited)