Habeas Corpus
- IMDb link: 0018970
- IMDb rating: 6.6 (1,055 votes)
- Genres: Comedy, Short
- Director: Stan Laurel, James Parrott, Leo McCarey, Charley Rogers
- Cast: Oliver Hardy, Richard Carle and others
- Release date: 1 Dec 1928
- Release year: 1928
- Runtime: 20 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: 1920s, butter, front door, pair, night, ring bell, visitor, butler, valet, servant
Plot:
The esteemed and slightly eccentric scientist, Professor Padilla, is one crucial ingredient short to finally prove his theory--and much to his delight--Stan and Ollie are willing to lend a hand. Five hundred dollars in cash are theirs if the boys pay a visit to the local cemetery and bring Padilla back a fresh body to complete his bold experiment. Of course, nothing is what it seems in the shadowy realm of a horrible graveyard--and as the reluctant body snatchers struggle to fulfil their mission--strange sounds and blood-curdling encounters threaten to put an end to Stan and Ollie's assignment. Just how difficult is it to steal a dead man's body?