That served well for creating a new generation of fans with television emerging in the 1950s. In a career as a team – both men had worked years previous to their introduction – that spanned from 1927 to 1955, the comedy duo made 107 films, starring in 32 short silent films, 40 short sound films, and 23 full-length feature films. It was pretty easy to become introduced to The Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello as well as the subject of this new Blu-ray collection, Laurel and Hardy. On Blu-ray: Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive RestorationsĪ benefit of being a Baby Boomer, is that television in the 1950s through late 60s was awash with movies from the 1930 and ‘40s, giving people of my generation an opportunity to discover for ourselves a galaxy of talent.Īmong my favorites were the great comedians, many of whom were teams. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dennis King, Thelma Todd, James Finlayson.What I’m watching the wonderful return of Laurel and Hardy Warner Home Video (Firm) film distributor. Photography, Art Lloyd and Hap Depew (1st film), Art Lloyd (2nd film) editors, William Terhune and Bert Jordan (1st film), Bert Jordan (2nd film).
The Devil's brother (90 min.) / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from the comic opera Fra Diavolo music composed by Auber produced and directed by Hal Roach adaptation, Jeanie MacPherson - Bonnie Scotland (80 min.) / Hal Roach screen play by Frank Butler and Jeff Moffitt directed by James W. Videodisc release of motion pictures originally released in 19. Bann and Leonard Maltin introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne vintage Laurel and Hardy excerpts: Magic act segment from "The Hollywood revue of 1929" fragment from "Rogue song" (1930) 2 segments from "Hollywood party" (1934) 3 segments from "Pick a star" (1937) theatrical trailers. Special features: TCM feature-length documentary "Added attractions : the Hollywood shorts story" (84 min.) narrated by Chevy Chase and showcasing Laurel and Hardy, The Little Rascals, The Three Stooges and dozens of others commentaries on both movies by Laurel and Hardy aficionados Richard W. : TCM Archives Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2006.Įnglish, French audio French, Spanish subtitlesĢ videodiscs (170 min.) : sound, black and white 4 3/4 in.Ĭlosed captioned for the hearing impaired Full Bibliographic Record Publication information:
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