Rent Laurel and Hardy: Vol.11 (1940)
3.9 of 5 from 10 ratings
3h 18min
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- Synopsis:
A collection of classic Laurel and Hardy, including the feature-length comedy Saps at Sea - Laurel and Hardy's last film for Hal Roach - in which Stan's trombone-playing aggravates Ollie's newly-acquired allergy to the sound of horns! Continuing the musical connection are two short comedies in which our heroes struggle to earn a living as musicians: Below Zero - presented in both its original version and in its rare Spanish-language edition, with L&H speaking their own dialogue - and one of their best silents, You're Darn Tootin'.
Classic Shorts Comprise:
- Saps at Sea (1940): (B/W)
- Saps at Sea (1940): (Colourised)- You're Darn Tootin' (1928): (B/W, Silent with Music)
- Below Zero (1930: (B/W)
- Below Zero (1930): (Colurised)
- Tiembla y Titubea (1930): (Below Zero in an extended Spanish-language edition, with Laurel and Hardy speaking their own Spanish dialogue!)- Actors:
- Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Ben Turpin, Richard Cramer, Harry Bernard, Eddie Conrad, Ernie Alexander, Harry Anderson, Chester A. Bachman, Chuck Callahan, Carl Faulkner, Theodore Henderson, Walter Lawrence, Sam Lufkin, Robert McKenzie, James C. Morton, Constantine Romanoff, Francesca Santoro, Chet Brandenburg
- Directors:
- Gordon Douglas, Edgar Kennedy, James Parrott
- Producers:
- Hal Roach
- Writers:
- Charley Rogers, Felix Adler, Gilbert Pratt, Harry Langdon, H.M. Walker, Leo McCarey
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like Stan & Ollie, A Brief History of Cinema Afloat: Part 2, Films to Watch If You Like..., A Brief History of Film...
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Classic laughs. - Laurel and Hardy: Vol.11 review by Steve
This is a landmark for Laurel and Hardy enthusiasts as it is their final film at Hal Roach studios before the late career decline at 20th Century Fox. Farewell also to stalwart collaborator James Finlayson. And it's pretty good too, with a decent premise and many big laughs.
It's essentially a couple of two reelers loosely joined together. Oliver Hardy is driven crazy by a particular tone among the many horns he tests in a factory. After a checkup by his doctor (Finlayson) the newly diagnosed hornomaniac goes for some therapeutic sea air with his old friend Stan Laurel...
If only they hadn't taken a fully grown goat along with them. Memorably, they end up making fake Italian food for a dangerous armed fugitive (Richard Cramer) out of string, a sponge and red paint. Some of the gags are familiar. It certainly isn't the first kitchen Stan and Ollie reduce to smouldering ruins.
It's not their absolute best, but still very funny, with that slight twist of poignancy that later vehicles have, as the enduring pals enter middle age. Older, but no wiser. When Ollie ruefully reflects: 'I'll not listen to another idea of yours as long as I live' it's reasonable to feel that it's much too late for that!
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