With Love and Hisses (1927) starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson
In With Love and Hisses: Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.
With Love and Hisses is an absolutely hilarious Laurel and Hardy silent short film, where Stan and Ollie aren’t quite partners just yet. Ollie is the sergeant, and Stan is his newest recruit — who keeps unintentionally causing trouble. A very funny running gag is that Stan does something, and gets in trouble with Oliver. Who then does the exact same thing – and gets in trouble with Captain James Finlayson!
There’s a lot of humor and slapstick on the train ride to the camp, as it’s comedically overcrowded and one of Stan’s bunkmates is eating garlic. Powerful garlic! And the open window only serves to get Finlayson pied!
At the camp itself, Sgt. Banner is taking the recruits for a “short” march – and getting lost. Then, go all go skinny dipping! Unaware that Oliver has carelessly tossed a lit match onto their pile of clothes! And there’s a surprise inspection back at the camp …
Product Description
With Love and Hisses: Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, and gets himself and his sergeant in constant trouble.
Editorial Reviews
With Love and Hisses finds the boys doing a peacetime Army stint under the command of that famous military ladies man, Jimmy Finlayson. Oliver Hardy is his First Sergeant; Stan Laurel his worst recruit. They take turns trashing Jimmy’s Pullman berth, then at dawn, upon arrival at camp, Stan really begins wreaking havoc!
Cast of characters
- Stan Laurel (Double Whoopee) … Cuthbert Hope
- Oliver Hardy (Come Clean) … Top Sergeant Banner
- James Finlayson (Big Business) … Captain Bustle – “He knew all about soldiering – he once sold military brushes”
- Anita Garvin (From Soup to Nuts) … Captain Bustle’s First Girlfriend
Additional cast
- Janet Gaynor (The Young in Heart) … Extra
- Viola Richard (Should Married Men Go Home?)
- Symona Boniface (Micro-Phonies) … Dignified Lady (uncredited)
- Chet Brandenburg (Two Tars) … Soldiering Rookie (uncredited)
- Frank Brownlee (Do Detectives Think?) … Maj. Gen. Rohrer (uncredited)
- Josephine Dunn … Girlfriend (uncredited)
- Charlie Hall (Laughing Gravy) … Soldier (uncredited)
- Jerry Mandy … Soldier with voracious appetite (uncredited)
- Frank Saputo … Soldier (uncredited)
- Eve Southern … Captain Bustle’s 2nd Girlfriend (uncredited)
- Will Stanton (Do Detectives Think?) … Soldier sleeping next to Stan (uncredited)