Do Detectives Think?

Do Detectives Think?
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fred Guiol
Produced by	Hal Roach
Written by	Hal Roach H.M. Walker (titles)
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	November 20, 1927
Running time	19 min.
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

Do Detectives Think? is a silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951.

Do Detectives Think? is most notable for featuring the comedians in their familiar garb of crumpled suits and bowler hats for the very first time, the standard costumes of detectives of the time.

A Judge (Finlayson) sentences a murderer (Young) to death. The murderer (of course) vows revenge on the judge. Following his escape, the judge engages a detective agency which sends its two least skilled detectives Laurel and Hardy to protect him. The sleuths, after many mishaps, manage to capture the murderer.

Canadian musician Nash the Slash chose his stage name based on the character in Do Detectives Think.