Busy Bodies

Plot

Stan and Ollie travel to their new jobs as carpenters at the sawmill in a Ford Model T. The car has a wind-up phonograph under the hood that serves as a makeshift radio. At the sawmill, they experience slapstick mishaps, such as Ollie getting his hands trapped in a window frame by Stan. They trick a coworker into smoking despite posted regulations, and engage in a paintbrush and torn pants exchange. Ollie is later propelled through a ventilator duct and out an attic vent. Stan climbs a ladder to help, but a barrel of shellac is dislodged, causing both to fall. Bystanders below are caught in the chaos; one falls into a vat of whitewash, another seeks refuge in a shed that is destroyed. After helping the foreman out of the wreckage, Stan and Ollie flee, but their car is sawed in half by a large band saw. Stan salvages the phonograph from the wreckage and attempts to enjoy music, much to Ollie's chagrin.