Habeas Corpus

Comedy, Sound

A mad scientist captures the attention of law enforcement agencies with his plan to conduct a medical experiment using a deceased body.

Professor's residence is visited by Stan and Ollie, who coincidentally seek sustenance. The professor offers the duo $500 to procure a cadaver from a nearby cemetery.

Movie Info

Directed by: Leo McCarey, James Parrott
Written by: Leo McCarey, James Parrott, H. M. Walker[1]
Produced by: Hal Roach

Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Richard Carle, Charles A. Bachman, Charley Rogers
Cinematography: Len Powers
Edited by: Richard C. Currier
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date: December 1, 1928
Running time: 20 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: Synchronized Sound, English (Intertitles)

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