for their 1928 silent film Habeas Corpus, but was left unfilmed. Edgar Kennedy appeared in numerous Laurel and Hardy films, almost always playing a cop or other authority figure, and when named on-screen his character almost invariably - as here - used his real name. References External links 1920s English-language films 1929 comedy films American black-and-white films Short films directed by Lewis R. Foster Laurel and Hardy (film series) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films Films with screenplays by H. M. Walker 1929 short films American comedy short films 1920s American films