Alibi Baby

Edgar's wife agrees to watch the neighbor's baby in the hopes that having a baby around their house will get Edgar to change his mind and agree to have a baby with her. But the plan goes awry when Edgar returns home and finds the neighbor's baby in a basket...with a cryptic note attached to the kid that make it SEEM as if it was abandoned at his home. So, Edgar calls the police to report the baby. But in the meantime, Edgar finds he likes the baby...and when the authorities arrive, he pretends that there is no baby after all! What's next? See the film.

I really appreciated this one because unlike most of the Edgar Kennedy starring shorts, this one does NOT have his godawful in-laws in it and the wife is not cruel like she sometimes was in the shorts. I never thought folks treating Edgar like dirt was funny and this is NOT the case in "Alibi Baby"!

So is it any good? Well, yes...it's a very cute film. It also reminds me of my favorite episode of "The Honeymooners" when Alice borrowed a dog...hoping that when he saw it, Ralph would agree to keep it. Very sweet and fun. I just wish more of Kennedy's films had heart like this one!