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This is a very simple made Laurel & Hardy short with an almost non-existent and not that great story. However the gags in the movie are absolutely hilarious and are the reason why this is one of the better Laurel & Hardy comedy shorts.

It's a very consistent movie that remains funny throughout its entire running time. It has some absolute priceless visual jokes in it and a really funny ending.

It's always fun to see Walter Long in a villainous role in any Laurel & Hardy movie, so this one included. He probably is also one of the reasons that makes this movie oh so fun and hilarious to watch. Also a couple of other Laurel & Hardy regulars show up again.

Simple comedy short but the humor in it is absolutely priceless and its timing spot-on!

8/10

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"Going Bye-Bye !" shows the screen's greatest comic double-act in brilliant form. It is in fact their last short comedy film classic - another five more two-reelers followed followed (though only one of these - "Them Thar Hills" - approaches the standard of this one). Long is at his fearsome best, and the dialogue ("Excuse me, I have milk in my ear"), characterisations and slapstick are wonderful. This is up there with Stan and Ollie's best. A must.

If you're a Laurel and Hardy fan, you know that anything with Mae Busch is a howl. GOING BYE BYE is filled with gags and one liners, exceptionally directed by Charley Rogers. He may have just let he cameras roll and had the boys improvise their material, which was the key to their success.

Stan and Ollie's testimony have locked away tough guy Walter Long --for LIFE. Of course, Long declares somehow, someway he'll get out of prison and wrap their legs around their necks! The boys decide to get outta' town fast and advertise for a companion to pay expenses. Who else but Mae Busch --Long's gal pal? As can be expected, he crashes out of the big house and there's trouble ahead.

Lots of goofy stuff; Long is locked inside a trunk and the boys try to get him out --not knowing who he is. By the way, watch the room fall apart during an explosion. The production folks were very creative.

Interesting footnote, mentioned many times; Stan Laurel liked using Walter Long as a heavy, because --as he put it --he had no comedic ability. Best as a bad guy with NO smiles.

Mae Busch is a stylish dresser in this one, looking just fabulous.

This short is one of a handful that was colored for vhs back in the 1980s and 90s, but the old black and white prints have never lost their charm. Also remastered dvd and blu ray. Thanks to both METV and MOVIES Net for running these gems daily.

This is one of the better Laurel & Hardy two reelers I have seen. The good thing with this short film is that it is not only entertaining and making you smile, the gags still work as good as they probably did back then. I laughed a lot with this short. Only the last five minutes are a little less funny, but those minutes are very original. The final gag belongs to the best I have seen in a Laurel & Hardy short.

The story shows us how Laurel & Hardy are responsible for the conviction of a criminal. The criminal tells them that when he comes out he will harm them very badly. Laurel & Hardy plan to leave town. They want to take a passenger to share expenses. A lady offers to go along and of course she knows the criminal who by that time has escaped.

The story is predictable, some of the gags are too, but they all work. Highly recommended.

The critic in me says that the entire film is structured for the sole purpose of the sight gag with which the film ends. But, OH, WHAT A SIGHT GAG!

I saw this the other night at a local arts club screening, but available nowhere else. Why isn't this (or for matter, their masterpiece "The Music Box") on video?