Jan 31st
Laurel & Hardy in
The Bohemian Girl* (U)
Manifest Theatre, Manningtree

US 1936. Hal Roach. 74m. bw

The daughter of Count Arnheim is abducted by gypsies, and is raised by two of them until she eventually finds her way back to her real family.
A lyrical operetta is rather roughly translated into a Laurel & Hardy comedy, and while the romance of the original is largely absent, the Boys' comic material is reasonable.

Written by: Alfred Bunn, from the operetta by Michael W. Balfe.
Producer: Hal Roach.
Directors: James Horne, Charles Rogers.
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Antonio Moreno, Jacqueline Wells, William P. Carleton, Della Hood, James Finlayson, Thelma Todd (who died during filming but remains in the film for one song number).
Songs: Nathaniel Shilkret, Robert Shayon.
Photography: Art Lloyd, Francis Corby.

Preceded by:
Call of the Cuckoos**
(US 1927. 20m. bw. silent; A family move from next door to an asylum, to an even crazier house of their own!; w: H.M.Walker; d: Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey; s: Max Davidson, Lillian Elliott, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, James Finlayson.)

One Good Turn**
(US 1931. 20m. bw; Two wanderers quarrel over an old lady whom they think has been robbed, but in fact was only rehearsing a play.; w: H.M. Walker; d: James Horne; s: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Carr, James Finlayson, Billy Gilbert.)