D'Fightin' Ones (1961) ****

A superb spoof of Stanley Kramer's "The Defiant Ones" (1958), with Sylvester and a tough bulldog as two convicts escaping from justice while handcuffed to each other. Their frantic attempts to cut their chains provide ample material for hilarious gags and exciting cliff-hangers. Superior to the original film in every respect, with an ironic twist ending (freed from their chains, the fugitives get their feets stuck in the same pipe).