Do Detectives Think?

Do Detectives Think?
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred Guiol
Produced by	Hal Roach
Written by	Hal Roach H.M. Walker (titles)
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange Inc.
Release date(s)	November 20, 1927
Running time	19 min.
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

Do Detectives Think? (1927) is a short silent film made by the Hal Roach Studios, directed by Fred Guiol, and featuring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

The film was made shortly before Laurel and Hardy were officially recognized as a double act. The film is most notable for featuring the comedians in their familiar garb of crumpled suits and bowler hats for the very first time, the standard costumes of detectives of the time. Laurel and Hardy are very much a team in the film, but the character names "Stan" and "Ollie" are still a while off yet; the soubriquets "Ferdinand Finkleberry" (Stan) and "Sherlock Pinkham" (Ollie) are used instead.

The film also features Jimmy Finlayson, Noah Young, and Viola Richard in supporting roles.

Cast

• Jimmy Finlayson
• Noah Young
• Viola Richard
• Frank Brownlee
• Charles A. Bachman
• Will Stanton
• Charley Young
• Wilson Benge

External links

• Do Detectives Think? at the Internet Movie Database
• Do Detectives Think? at AllRovi
• Do Detectives Think? at Rotten Tomatoes