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Night Owls is a 1930 American Pre-Code Laurel and Hardy short film. It was filmed in October and November 1929, and released January 4, 1930.

Plot

Police officer Edgar Kennedy finds himself under pressure from his police chief to address a surge in burglaries within his jurisdiction or face dismissal from his position for lack of effort and attentiveness. Seeking a solution to appease his superior, Kennedy encounters vagrants Laurel and Hardy and devises a scheme to stage a burglary at the chief's residence in a bid to curry favor and appear to be effective and vigilant at protecting his community.

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    director James Parrott
    editor Richard C. Currier
    genre comedy
    keywords police chief police officer
    musicBy Marvin Hatley
    producer Hal Roach
    publisher DIC Entertainment Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    theme short