Greg Smith asks about Laurel and Hardy shorts worth watching. Two early sound films of special note are : HELPMATES--full of slapstick, physical humor. and THEIR FIRST MISTAKE, maybe their best single short, I think. It begins with Hardy's wife suing Laurel for alienation of affections. Laurel thinks the Hardys need a baby to keep them together and suggests they adopt. Then Ollie is on his own with the baby (and Stan). The nursing sequence is jaw-dropping funny, with more pre-Code sexual subtexts than you can shake a stick at. Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN) ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]