Silent short
Smithy
Synopsis
After being discharged from the 372nd infantry, on account of a bean shortage, smithy seeks employment. He finds a job on a construction site, where he helps to build a house, and soon causes havoc amongst the other workers. The construction company owner leaves for a week, and tells his secretary to send a letter to Mr. Smith telling him to complete the construction of the house while he (the owner) is away. The letter is accidently sent to Smithy who manages to complete the house. When the owner returns the house is complete, and Smithy is commended until the last support beam is removed...
Credits
| Role | People | Character | Billed as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast | Stan Laurel | Smithy | Stan Laurel |
| Cast | James Finlayson | Sergeant | James Finlayson |
| Cast | William Gillespie | The Boss | William Gillespie |
| Cast | Ena Gregory | Secretary | Ena Gregory |
| Cast | Charlie Hall | Worker | Charlie Hall |
| Cast | Fred Karno Jr. | Worker | Fred Karno Jr. |
| Cast | Marvin Loback | Worker | Marvin Loback |
| Cast | Glenn Tryon | Mr. Smith | Glenn Tryon |
| Director | George Jeske | — | George Jeske |
| Director | Hal Roach | — | Hal Roach |
| Producer | Hal Roach | — | Hal Roach |
| cinematography | Frank Young | Director of Photography | Frank Young |
| editor | Thomas J. Crizer | — | Thomas J. Crizer |
| assistant-director | L.E. Dill | — | L.E. Dill |
| Cast | Eddie Baker | Officer | — |
| Cast | Jack Gavin | Foreman | — |
| Cast | George Rowe | Worker | — |
| Cast | Chet Brandenburg | Man in employment line/ Marching soldier | — |
| Cast | Ed Brandenburg | Marching soldier | — |
| Cast | Pierre Couderc | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Jack Ackroyd | Worker | — |
| Cast | Billy Engle | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Sammy Brooks | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Floyd Goodman | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Sam Lufkin | Man at employment line window | — |
| Cast | Robert Greene | Boy | — |
| Cast | Sid Jacobs | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Ed Clydesdale | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Eddie Voight | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Bill Fox | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Jack Becker | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Louis Fredericks | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Augustine Pape | Man in employment line (as G. Pape) | — |
| Cast | Bob Murrell | Man in employment line | — |
| Cast | Bill Brokaw | Man in employment line | — |