Series: Stan Laurel Director: George Jeske Producer: Hal Roach Titles: Photography: Frank Young Editor: Stars: Stan Laurel, Mark Jones, Katherine Grant, Eddie Baker Company: Pathé Exchange Released: 01 July 1923 Length: 1 reel Production No.: D-7 Filming dates: March 14-20, 1923 Rating: 3/10

Collars And Cuffs

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Stan Laurel is an employee who is constantly causing problems for his foreman (Mark Jones) on the ground floor of the laundry factory; whilst upstairs he engages in some underhand tactics in order to win a poker game. The foreman spends his time chasing Laurel around, who manages to accidentally lock poor Owen Evans in a washing machine and cause absolute chaos in the shop. By the time the cops arrive to sort out the mess the whole place - and street is covered in soap suds.

Favourite bit Stan Laurel and Mark Jones falling about in the soap suds generated by the washing machine. It's more to do with Mark Jones, and his acrobatics.

Trivia • Copyrighted May 12, 1923. • Originally production C-97 (or LC-97). • The brand of playing cards used in the poker game is 808 Bicycle. • Patsy O'Byrne plays one of the ladies in the shop. This was her first film for Hal Roach. • The name of the establishment is the Rough And Wet Laundry. • Katherine Grant has a brief role as one of the factory workers who keeps tearing the collars which makes Stan Laurel think he is splitting his trousers. My opinion • It's your usual run-of-the-mill Stan Laurel film with very few laughs and imagination - or even plot! The scenes with the soap suds spewing out all over the floor looks like a lot of fun to have been a part of, but there's really nothing here except an annoying guy running amok, locking fellow workers in washing machines, sneaking away to play poker when the boss isn't looking, and basically just being oblivious to the potential dangers around him. The last couple of minutes of the film when the cops arrive is really the only thing that keeps it alive.

	Stan Laurel Laundry worker
	Mark Jones Laundry worker
	Katherine Grant Laundry worker
	Eddie Baker Laundry worker
	Jack O'Brien Card player
	Sammy Brooks Card player
	Jack Ackroyd Policeman
	Owen Evans Gallagher, laundry worker
	Patsy O'Byrne Laundry worker
	George Rowe Pedestrian
	Chet Brandenburg Policeman

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Acknowledgements: Laurel Or Hardy by Rob Stone (book) Steve Rydzewski (identification of Patsy O'Byrne, Jack Ackroyd and Owen Evans) Jesse Brisson (identification of Jack O'Brien and Chet Brandenburg) This page was last updated on: 01 July 2023