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Should Men Walk Home?

Name: Should Men Walk Home?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1927-01-29
Cast: Mabel Normand, Creighton Hale, Eugene Pallette, Oliver Hardy, William A. Boardway

1927 | 27 min | Comedy, Crime

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Take the Money and Run or The Ladykillers, start here.
The mood: Light and funny.
The pace: Breezy, at 27 min.
What might put you off: Made in 1927: an older pace and style.

Mabel plays an out-and-out crook, a Girl Bandit, no less. And she quickly hooks up with a male partner in crime, in this case a Gentleman Crook played by perpetually grinning Creighton Hale. Mabel seems a little livelier in this film than in some of her other late works. In the very first scene we find her hitch-hiking, and she's forced to make a mad dash for cover when Hale's car nearly hits her. Soon they team up and crash a swanky party in a mansion to steal a jewel from the host's safe.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 905 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Leo McCarey

Mabel NormandThe Girl Bandit
Creighton HaleThe Gentleman Crook
Eugene PalletteDetective, Intelligence Bureau
Oliver HardyParty Guest at Punch Bowl
William A. Boardway
Edgar Dearing
Julia Griffith
F.F. Guenste
Clara Guiol
Fay Holderness