Rent Laurel and Hardy: The Definitive Restorations (1943)
4.0 of 5 from 60 ratings
8h 5min
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- Synopsis:
Stan and Ollie Look and Sound Better Than Ever! New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film 'The Battle of the Century', making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years! Restorations by Jeff Joseph/SabuCat in conjunction with the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Library of Congress. Using careful photochemical and digital techniques, these classic films are restored to pristine condition. In these stunning new transfers, they look and sound as beautiful as they did when they were first released.
Feature Films:
- Sons of the Desert (1933)
- Way Out West (1937)
Classic Short Films:
- Berth Marks (1929)
- The Battle of the Century (1927) - (with new music track by Donald Sosin and virtually complete and restored)
- Brats (1930)
- Busy Bodies (1933)
- The Chimp (1932)
- Come Clean (1931)
- County Hospital (1932)
- Helpmates (1932)
- Hog Wild (1930)
- Me and My Pal (1933)
- Midnight Patrol (1933)
- The Music Box (1932)
- One Good Turn (1931)
- Scram! (1932)
- Their First Mistake (1932)
- Towed in a Hole (1932)
- Twice Two (1933)
- That's That! (1938)
- The Tree in a Test Tube (1943)- Actors:
- Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Mae Busch, Dorothy Christy, Lucien Littlefield, Charita Alden, Ernie Alexander, Jimmy Aubrey, Eddie Baker, Brooks Benedict, Harry Bernard, Stanley Blystone, Chet Brandenburg, Don Brodie, Bob Burns, Tony Campanaro, Baldwin Cooke, Ellen Corby, Robert Cummings
- Directors:
- William A. Seiter, James W. Horne, Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey, Lewis R. Foster, James Parrott, Ray McCarey, Lloyd French, Jack Lloyd, Charley Rogers, Charles McDonald
- Producers:
- Hal Roach, Stan Laurel
- Writers:
- Frank Craven, Oliver Hardy, Jack Barty, Stan Laurel, William A. Seiter, Glenn Tryon, Eddie Welch, Jack Jevne, Charley Rogers, Felix Adler, James Parrott, James W. Horne, Arthur V. Jones, H.M. Walker, Hal Roach, Bert Jordan
- Studio:
- MVD Visual
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Romance
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- Release Date:
- 11/12/2020
- Run Time:
- 485 minutes
- Languages:
- English, Silent
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- NTSC
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- 2,500 rare photos, posters and studio files
- Commentaries by Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann
- Film and audio interviews with L&H co-workers
- Alternate sound tracks, music tracks, trailers
- Almost 9 hours of Exclusive rarities!
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following:
- Sons of the Desert (1933)
- The Battle of the Century (1927)
- Berth Marks (Plus Alternate Sound Tracks) (1929)
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following:
- Brats (Plus Alternate Sound Tracks) - (1930)
- Hog Wild (1930)
- Come Clean (1931)
- One Good Turn (1931)
- Me and My Pal (1933)
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following:
- Helpmates (1932)
- The Music Box (1932)
- The Chimp (1932)
- County Hospital (1932)
- Scram! (1932)
- Their First Mistake (1932)
- The Midnight Patrol (1933)
- Busy Bodies (1933)
- Special Features - Disc 4:
- This disc includes the following:
- Way Out West (1937)
- Towed in a Hole (1932)
- Twice Two (1933)
- That's That! (1938)
- The Tree in a Test Tube (1943)
- Special Features
