However, upon arriving at a village, they encounter a disinterested populace and fall victim to a deceitful cheese shop owner who absconds with their merchandise using counterfeit currency.

Left penniless, the duo resorts to seeking sustenance at a local inn, where their inability to settle the bill compels them into dishwashing duties under the scornful eye of the chef, whose ire is further stoked by their clumsiness.

Anna, determined to persuade Victor to cast her in his new production, secures employment as a chambermaid at the inn, drawing closer to her estranged husband.

Amidst their misadventures, Stan's inebriation complicates their assignment to relocate Victor's piano to a remote treehouse, culminating in a calamitous encounter with a local musician's pet gorilla on a perilous rope bridge.

Always a large creative force behind the camera, Laurel objected to Roach's removing scenes, including the addition of a bomb in the composer's piano, where the tapping of a particular key would set it off.