Liberty is a synchronized sound short subject film , directed by Leo McCarey starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.

Their escape leads them to encounter two accomplices in a car, where they hurriedly swap their prison attire for street clothes, accidentally exchanging trousers in the process.

As they discard their uniforms out of the car window, they draw the attention of a motorcycle police officer, narrowly evading detection.

Their flight continues to a construction site, where they ascend to the top floor of an unfinished building, navigating precarious girders while contending with the persistent crab.

Despite numerous close calls, they eventually succeed in exchanging trousers and make their descent, narrowly avoiding a fatal fall.