Going Bye-Bye!

Going Bye-Bye!

Directed by Charley Rogers

Produced by Hal Roach Studios

193421 min7.4 / 10

A brisk, slapstick comedy built on mistaken identity and physical mishap, where Laurel and Hardy's bumbling leads them into escalating trouble with a vengeful criminal.

In a packed courtroom, Butch Long vows revenge on 'squealers' Laurel and Hardy whose evidence has helped to send him to prison. Frightened, the boys plan to leave town and advertise for someone to share expenses with them. The woman who answers the ad is actually Butch's girlfriend. Meanwhile Butch escapes and hides in a trunk in his girlfriend's apartment where he gets locked inside. Not realizing who it is, Stan and Ollie finally manage to get the trunk open and then Butch exacts his revenge.

Questions people ask

  • Is Going Bye-Bye! sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Going Bye-Bye! violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is Going Bye-Bye! easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does Going Bye-Bye! end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Going Bye-Bye! scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

81/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise97

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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