'Putting Pants on Philip,' was a short silent film released on this day in 1927. It starred Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The film marks the comedy duos' first appearance as a comedy team. The team was composed of Englishman Stan Laurel and American Oliver Hardy. They became well known during the late 1920s to the mid-1940s for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend of the pompous bully Hardy. They appeared as a team in over 100 films, including the classic '