Their First Mistake

IMDb link: 0023578
IMDb rating: 7.2 (1,738 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Family, Short
Director: George Marshall, Stan Laurel
Cast: Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, Mae Busch and others

Release date: 5 Nov 1932
Release year: 1932
Runtime: 21 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: two men and a baby, baby, gay interest, crying baby, slapstick comedy, adopting a child, comedy of errors, single father, bickering husband wife relationship, jealous wife

Plot:

Mrs. Hardy is irate that her husband Oliver spends more time with his friend Stanley than with her. Oliver decides to adopt a baby, hoping that it will keep his wife occupied so that he and Stanley can continue to carouse. But upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, and spend a sleepless night caring for the squalling baby.

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