Laurel and Hardy
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No time for Levity. It’s Laurel and Hardy in “Beau Hunks” (1931).
An oddity this one. It’s a four reeler, which is a format Stan and Ollie never attempted before or since.…
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Ollie’s worst and finest twenty minutes. Laurel and Hardy in “Helpmates” (1932).
This is one of a number of films which can plausibly designated “as good as it gets”. It is also…
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Stairway to Heaven. Laurel and Hardy in “The Music Box” (1932).
No Laurel and Hardy fan or completist references The Music Box as their favorite Stan and Ollie movie.
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Is there a primatologist in the house? Laurel and Hardy in “The Chimp” (1932).
Our heroes are employed by a rather shabby circus in a variety of capacities. James Finlayson is ringmaster
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Hasn’t he suffered enough? Stan visits Ollie in “County Hospital” 1932
It seems unimaginable nowadays that anybody would be allowed to park right in front of the main entrance to a…
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Labour of Love. Laurel and Hardy in Pack up your Troubles (1932)
This film might have the same title as a well known World War One song, but it isn’t really a…
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Oliver: She says I think more of you than I do of her. Stanley: Well you do, don’t you? Oliver: Well, we won’t go into that… Laurel and Hardy in “Their First Mistake” (1932)
The idea that Stan and Ollie are indeed married to each other is variously entertained over the years. In Our…
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The Cakeman always Rings Twice: Laurel and Hardy in “Twice Two” (1933)
Stan and Ollie often played with the idea of being a married couple. Twice Two is an intriguing variant on…
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How to wreck a high profile wedding. Easier than you think. Laurel and Hardy in “Me and my Pal” (1933)
This is a rather elegant and chilling little film that reminds me of a classroom poem we used to chant…
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A little light opera. A little gallows humour. Laurel and Hardy in “The Devil’s Brother” aka “Fra Diavolo” (1933).
When certain people try to praise Laurel and Hardy, they for some reason stress the “innocence” of their comedy. Well,…
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