When Nothing but Trouble was finally released in March 1945, it became a surprise hit internationally as moviegoers, waiting anxiously for the war to end, flocked to the Laurel & Hardy movie as an escapist comedy.

Their encounter with social climber Elvira Hawkley leads to an invitation to her grand formal dinner, graced by the presence of the exiled King Christopher of Orlandia, oblivious to the treacherous schemes of his uncle, Prince Saul, who harbors regicidal intentions.

However, the culinary debacle ensues as the inexperienced servants struggle to carve the unconventional meat, resulting in dinner's untimely ruin and the embarrassment of the Hawkley hosts.

The narrative concludes on a jovial note, with Christopher, Oliver, and Stan celebrating their triumph while singing the Notre Dame victory march.

During the late 1930s and 1940s, great silent-screen comedian Buster Keaton, a close friend of Stan Laurel, worked as a gagman at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and supplied gags for Nothing but Trouble.