Some more Laurel & Hardy
Sep 21st
Manifest Theatre, Manningtree
Another enjoyable evening of screenings on 16mm of those classic Laurel & Hardy shorts, of which the general theme this time seemed to be illness or general discomfort - Stan has toothache first up, and the Boys are later seen with severed limbs tied around their necks!
Leave 'Em Laughing* (see Apr 14th blog)
Another Fine Mess**
(US 1930. 30m. bw; Two drifters on the run from the police hide in an empty house and then have to pose as maid and master when unexpected visitors arrive.; w: H.M. Walker; d: James Parrott; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd, Charles Gerrard, James Finlayson.)
+ the opening credits are spoken, by two identical twins: Beverly and Betty Mae Crane.
Going Bye Bye!**
(US 1934. 20m. bw; Stan and Ollie inadvertently arrange to travel out of town with the escaped convict who is after them.; d: Charles Rogers; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Walter Long, Mae Busch.)
Be Big**
(US 1931. 30m approx (some scenes missing). bw; Ollie feigns illness so that he and Stan can go to a stag party, while their wives go away on holiday. Slack in some respects (especially when compared to the similar Sons of the Desert), as most of the humour is revolved around the removal of a tight boot, but still fun.; w: H.M. Walker; d: James Parrot; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Isabelle Keith, Anita Garvin, Baldwin Cooke.)
Manifest Theatre, Manningtree
Another enjoyable evening of screenings on 16mm of those classic Laurel & Hardy shorts, of which the general theme this time seemed to be illness or general discomfort - Stan has toothache first up, and the Boys are later seen with severed limbs tied around their necks!
Leave 'Em Laughing* (see Apr 14th blog)
Another Fine Mess**
(US 1930. 30m. bw; Two drifters on the run from the police hide in an empty house and then have to pose as maid and master when unexpected visitors arrive.; w: H.M. Walker; d: James Parrott; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd, Charles Gerrard, James Finlayson.)
+ the opening credits are spoken, by two identical twins: Beverly and Betty Mae Crane.
Going Bye Bye!**
(US 1934. 20m. bw; Stan and Ollie inadvertently arrange to travel out of town with the escaped convict who is after them.; d: Charles Rogers; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Walter Long, Mae Busch.)
Be Big**
(US 1931. 30m approx (some scenes missing). bw; Ollie feigns illness so that he and Stan can go to a stag party, while their wives go away on holiday. Slack in some respects (especially when compared to the similar Sons of the Desert), as most of the humour is revolved around the removal of a tight boot, but still fun.; w: H.M. Walker; d: James Parrot; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Isabelle Keith, Anita Garvin, Baldwin Cooke.)
Labels: comedy, Laurel and Hardy
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