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Film

Liberty

Leo McCarey, United States, 1929

20 min.Short fiction

Two escaped convicts (Laurel & Hardy) change clothes in the getaway car, but wind up wearing each other's pants. The rest of the film involves their trying to exchange pants, in alleys, in cabs and finally high above the street on the girders of a construction site.
Basic information Credits
Original title Liberty
Danish title Den gyldne Frihed
Other titles Kampen for Frihed, Gøg og Gokke i Knibe, Don't Shove, Criminals at Large
Director Leo McCarey
Screenplay Leo McCarey, H.M. Walker
Director of Photography George Stevens
Editor Richard Currier, William Terhune
Appearance Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Tom Kennedy, Sam Lufkin
Production country United States
Domestic distribution Panther Film
Technical info 35 mm, Black/white
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Hal Roach Studios
Domestic distribution Panther Film

Direction

Direction Leo McCarey

Script

Script Leo McCarey
Script H.M. Walker

Production

Production Hal Roach

Cinematography

Cinematography George Stevens

Editing

Editing Richard Currier
Editing William Terhune

Special effects

Special effects Thomas Benton Roberts

Appearance

Appearance Stan Laurel
Appearance Oliver Hardy
Appearance Tom Kennedy
Appearance Sam Lufkin
Appearance James Finlayson
Appearance Jack Hill
Appearance Harry Bernard
Appearance Jean Harlow
Appearance Ed Brandenburg

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