Laurel & Hardy evening
Mar 15thSaps at Sea*
Manifest Theatre, Manningtree
US 1940. United Artists/Hal Roach. 57m. bw
Stan and a "hornophobic" Ollie recuperate on an old boat, which casts adrift with an escaped convict on board.
Slightly abrasive and routinely directed L&H comedy with some bright moments, their last for Hal Roach, showing signs of the less subtle slapstick that didn't really suit their style.
Written by: Charles Rogers, Felix Adler, Harry Langdon.
Producer: Hal Roach.
Director: Gordon Douglas.
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Richard Cramer, Harry Bernard, Ben Turpin, Charlie Hall.
Photography: Art Lloyd.
Music: Marvin Hatley.
Preceded by:
Two Tars*** (US 1928. 20m. bw. silent; Two sailors on shore leave date a couple of local girls, and proceed to demolish a sweet shop and the highway.; w: H.M. Walker, Leo McCarey; d: James Parrott; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Thelma Hill, Ruby Blaine, Charlie Hall.)
Any Old Port**(US 1932. 20m. bw; Sailors again, preventing a girl from marrying a brute, who inadvertently meets up with them again in the boxing ring. w: H.M. Walker; d: James W. Horne; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Walter Long, Jacqueline Wells (later Julie Bishop).)
Manifest Theatre, Manningtree
US 1940. United Artists/Hal Roach. 57m. bw
Stan and a "hornophobic" Ollie recuperate on an old boat, which casts adrift with an escaped convict on board.
Slightly abrasive and routinely directed L&H comedy with some bright moments, their last for Hal Roach, showing signs of the less subtle slapstick that didn't really suit their style.
Written by: Charles Rogers, Felix Adler, Harry Langdon.
Producer: Hal Roach.
Director: Gordon Douglas.
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Richard Cramer, Harry Bernard, Ben Turpin, Charlie Hall.
Photography: Art Lloyd.
Music: Marvin Hatley.
Preceded by:
Two Tars*** (US 1928. 20m. bw. silent; Two sailors on shore leave date a couple of local girls, and proceed to demolish a sweet shop and the highway.; w: H.M. Walker, Leo McCarey; d: James Parrott; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Thelma Hill, Ruby Blaine, Charlie Hall.)
Any Old Port**(US 1932. 20m. bw; Sailors again, preventing a girl from marrying a brute, who inadvertently meets up with them again in the boxing ring. w: H.M. Walker; d: James W. Horne; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Walter Long, Jacqueline Wells (later Julie Bishop).)
Labels: comedy, Laurel and Hardy, silent films
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