Their First Mistake
Stan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby.
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"I suspect that a few years after its released "Their First Mistake" might've not been allowed to show all the things that it did. Much of it is Stan and Ollie doing their usual stuff - with Ollie constantly irritated at Stan's idiocy - but their is a scene showing them in bed together with the baby. Maybe it was more acceptable since this was a comedy and thus not to meant to get taken seriously, but I can imagine that a number of people would've found it extreme back then. Aside from that, it's a funny short, with no shortage of the pair's typical mishaps. ..."
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A proper ending was scripted, which had Mrs. Hardy returning with an adopted baby of her own. Stan Laurel kept improvising so much he caused the film to go over schedule and over budget, leaving it with no real ending. This is a rare film for the duo, to have no resolution at the end.
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Stan convinces Oliver to adopt a baby to placate his wife, but upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, leaving the two buffoons to care for the squealing baby.