Here's another comedy that Oliver "Babe" Hardy made when he was teamed with a comic named Bobby Ray. This is Hop To It, Bellhop, made in 1925 a year before Hardy changed companies and teamed up with Stan Laurel. There are traces of the unique timing and rhythm that Hardy would bring to the new team but it's pretty much a typical comedy of the era. It wasn't until he'd begun working with Stan that he was encouraged to slow down a bit and bring more personality to his movements.
This runs a bit over nineteen minutes. You may have to watch a short silly ad before the film will start in the player below.
