You'd think that Laurel and Hardy would get the hint when somebody pays them to go away, obviously annoyed by their concertina. Others are just annoyed by repeat refrains of "In the Good Old Summertime" and sabotage them at every chance. Then, they offer to take a kindly police officer to dinner for "three nice juicy steaks smothered in onions" and can't pay the check. It's out in the cold for them, head first, one of them ending up in truly cold water in a really zany finale. This isn't at all sensible (especially the second half) or even a story, but it's difficult not to laugh. The final shot us truly one of their most oddball.

The story opens in the Winter of 1929, right at the beginning of The Great Depression, which helps explain why our boys are performing on musical instruments for charitable donations. I didn't see the gag coming about the Deaf and Dumb Institute, thereby making their performance a moot exercise. With snow falling hard all around them it's not long before the inevitable snowball fight gets started, and the surprise for me was seeing that the 'formidable woman' (Blanche Payson) was actually bigger than Ollie! With a repertoire that consists of repeats of 'The Good Old Summertime', it's not likely the Boys will have much success in their musical endeavors, but a chance finding of a wallet introduces the second half of the picture which can only end in one way. After completing an exquisite steak dinner, Stan notices the picture of the local beat cop (Frank Holliday) who they invited to join them. A second round of hysterics issues from there.What kills me about Stan and Ollie is the way they take the most mundane and ordinary of circumstances and turn them into a veritable laugh riot. This one is no different, and fans of the comedy duo should be well pleased.

Laurel and Hardy play two street musicians whose success seems limited by the snowy weather, their choice of material (In The Good Old Summertime), and location, i.e., playing in front of a school for the deaf. Their luck changes when they find a cash-filled wallet, but changes for worse again when they invite the local cop out to dinner with them only to discover that it was his wallet!This film is not one of their classics, but is an amusing film. Laurel and Hardy display their normal interplay. The supporting cast of regulars is excellent. The film simply doesn't build to true comic hilarity -- despite ending with one of their odd "grotesque" gags. It simply finds an amiable pace and tempo and stays with it which is more than good enough for me.Worth a look.

Amusing short comedy with Laurel and Hardy as two street musicians in the cold winter of 1929.While they don't deserve much entertaining the people on the streets their luck changes when Laurel finds himself a filled wallet. They're almost robbed but a cop comes to their rescue. To thank him, they take him to dinner.When the check is due though they find out that the wallet they found is actually the cop's, so in the end they're thrown out of the place.Amusing short from this funny couple, though a bit slow at times, in particular in the first part. 6/10.