Rent Laurel and Hardy: The Silent Years: 1927 (1927)
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5h 15min
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- Synopsis:
Standing tall alongside Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin as pioneers of cinematic comedy, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are two of the most beloved comedians in the history of moving pictures. Having acted alongside each other for the first time in 1921, they officially teamed up later in the decade in a series of shorts made for producer Hal Roach - launching a wildly successful partnership that would survive into the sound era and last for another quarter of a century. This collection captures the duo's earliest (mis)adventures on screen, chronicling their journey from their first films together - 'The Lucky Dog' and the aptly titled '45 Minutes to Hollywood' - to the dawn of their official partnership in thirteen shorts produced throughout 1927. From 'Duck Soup' and 'Sailors Beware!' to 'Do Detectives Think?', 'Putting Pants on Philip' and 'The Battle of the Century' (once available only in incomplete versions until its missing scenes were rediscovered in 2015), these films show the development of two independent comedians into the most influential and celebrated comedy duo of all time. - Actors:
- Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Chester A. Bachman, Don Bailey, Chet Brandenburg, Ed Brandenburg, Harvey Clark, Dorothy Coburn, Jack Hill, Sam Lufkin, Eric Mack, Tom Mintz, Bob O'Connor, Retta Palmer, Lee Phelps, Alfred Fisher, Venice Lloyd, Florence Gilbert, Jack Lloyd, Owen Evans
- Directors:
- Clyde Bruckman, Jess Robbins, Fred L. Guiol, F. Richard Jones, Hal Roach, Frank Butler
- Producers:
- Hal Roach, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
- Writers:
- Leo McCarey, H.M. Walker, Jess Robbins, Hal Roach, Walter Lantz, Arthur J. Jefferson, Fred Guiol, Stan Laurel, Carl Harbaugh, Frank Butler, Lige Conley
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/08/2024
- Run Time:
- 315 minutes
- Languages:
- English Commentary LPCM Stereo, Silent
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Scores by a variety of silent film composers including Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Eric le Guen and Donald Sosin
- Brand new audio commentaries on 'The Lucky Dog', '45 Minutes from Hollywood', 'Duck Soup', 'Slipping Wives' and 'Love 'em and Weep' by film historian and writer David Kalat
- Brand new audio commentaries on 'Why Girls Love Sailors', 'With Love and Hisses', 'Sailors, Beware!' and 'Putting Pants on Philip' by Patrick Vasey, editor of The Laurel and Hardy Magazine and host of The Laurel and Hardy Podcast
- Brand new audio commentaries on 'Do Detectives Think?' and 'The Battle of the Century' by film writer Chris Seguin and Kyp Harness (The Art of Laurel and Hardy: Graceful Calamity in the Films)
- Brand new audio commentaries on 'Flying Elephants', 'Sugar Daddies' and 'Call of the Cuckoo' by Glenn Mitchell (The Laurel and Hardy Encyclopedia)
- Brand new audio commentaries on 'The Second 100 Years' and 'The Battle of the Century' by silent film accompanist Neil Brand
- Alternate Robert Youngson score on 'Putting Pants on Philip', newly restored by Stephen C. Horne
- Brand new interview with Neil Brand
- Laurel and Hardy in the UK - 1932 recording by Laurel and Hardy to promote their UK tour, featuring footage of the duo visiting Tynemouth
- Turning Point: Stan Laurel - Extensive interview with Stan Laurel from 1957
- Stan Laurel talks to Tony Thomas -1959 interview, featuring footage of Laurel and Hardy visiting Edinburgh as part of their 1932 UK tour
- 'Sailors, Beware!' - Super 8 version with audio commentary by Chris Seguin and Glenn Mitchell
- 'The Bulldog Breed' - Super 8 version of 'Do Detectives Think?' with audio commentary by Chris Seguin and Glenn Mitchell
- The Mad Butler - Super 8 version of 'Do Detectives Think?' with audio commentary by Chris Seguin and Glenn Mitchell
- The Battle of the Century Pie Fight - Super 8 version with audio commentary by Chris Seguin
- Stills Galleries for each short
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following Films:
- The Lucky Dog (1921)
- 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926)
- Duck Soup (1927)
- Slipping Wives (1927)
- Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
- Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
- With Love and Hisses (1927)
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following Films:
- Sailors Beware (1927)
- Do Detectives Think? (1927)
- Flying Elephants (1927)
- Sugar Daddies (1927)
- The Second 100 Years (1927)
- Call of the Cuckoo (1927)
- Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
- The Battle of the Century (1927)
- Special Features
