A classic slapstick comedy made by Hal Roach Studios, which was – with good reason – called the »Laugh Factory to the World«: The neglected wife of an artist stages a pretend infidelity with the help of her servant and a clueless handyman in order to make her husband jealous and rekindle the flames of their love. Although SLIPPING WIVES was intended as a vehicle for comedienne Priscilla Dean, the star is overshadowed by two supporting actors who would soon go on to become one of the most famous and popular comedy teams of all time: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Not one, but two well-known stars of feature productions are offered by Hal Roach in the cast of this two-reeler, Priscilla Dean and Herbert Rawlinson, with several of the familiar Roach comedians in support, making this an exceptional aggregation even for a Hal Roach comedy. The presence of the stars together with the good word of the supporting players, plus amusing situations and gags should make this a good attraction for any type of audience. Miss Dean is cast as a wife who is losing her husband’s love. She hires another man to make love to her and between this and the fact that he mistakes another friend for the real husband, he manages to ball everything up for the merriment of the spectator. In the main it is farce comedy although Stan Laurel in the role of the paid lover introduces considerable slapstick.
Moving Picture World, April 23, 1927
