The final film of laurel and hardy jlneibaurwriter. This is definitely one of those books that you watch a film. James finn on laurel, hardy, stan laurel, stan laurel. Laurel and hardy british tours is with aj marriot and gary stanley slade. Laurel and hardy produced 10 shorts in 1931, with chickens come home, come clean and one good turn ranking among their funniest. The team was composed of englishman stan laurel 18901965 and american oliver hardy 18921957. Complete guide to edible plants outdoor survival plant book us army guide. A chance pairing in the film lucky dog at producer hal roachs film studio brought them togetherand later on, they formed a perfect comic team officially as laurel and hardy. Olivers house is a complete mess from a wild party the previous night. Lost films of laurel and hardy the complete collection v. Throughout the text quotes from such persons as laurel and hardy themselves, buster keaton, george stevens, dick van dyke, and woody allen enlighten and entertain. After stan arrives, one expects the chaos to commence. The nearly 800 page book contains thousands of entries that span the last century of filmed entertainmentsfrom silent film shorts originally released into theaters to contemporary sitcoms and primetime dramas.
To compile laurel and hardy the british tours the author spent hundreds of hours poring over old newspapers, and an equal amount of time in interviewing waitresses, taxi drivers, receptionists, hoteliers, theatre managers, stage staff, and laurels relatives. Laurel and hardy were a comedy duo act during the early classical hollywood era of american cinema. Laurel and hardy have to clean up a house, but fast. Amazons choice for laurel and hardy complete collection. While, there are arguments to be made about the treatment of laurel and hardy by hal roach, we appreciate a good debate. When you click the to buy click it will take you to the dvd with its current best price, you then decide whether to add it to your shopping cart on amazon.
Ever since this engaging team of the dimwitted, wryfaced little man and his fat, florid, and expansively gestured partner came together in films in 1926 until their last film in 1950, there has been a constantly growing group of laurel and hardy aficionados throughout the world. Stan laurel and oliver hardy made more than 100 comedies together, laurel playing the bumbling and innocent foil to the pompous hardy. Freaking out, oliver calls up stan to come over and help him tidy the house and to get ready to pick up his wife. Reilly as hardy and opens on the set of the latter film, but it doesnt linger. The teams final film, atoll k 1951, is discussed in depth. Throughout the text quotes from such persons as laurel and hardy themselves, buster keaton, george stevens. The outer cover shows some wear but the book overall is in good condition.
Bann detail each short and features with release year, running time and include a paragraphlong description noting each films director and supporting cast, along with comments about filming locations, alternate versions, film elements sourced all kinds of useful and fascinating. Further chapters explore the slapstick and gags of laurel and hardy and how the pair survived the transition to sound that left. A complete filmography, including a rating and an indication of contents, covers each film. The ultimate book on laurel and hardy with respect to everyone who wrote a book about laurel and hardy in the past, and will do so in the coming future, the latest from randy skretvedt, a massive 628page cockroach killer, is a musthave. Journalists who, in turn, interviewed laurel and hardy, and members of the public who met them, all help to complete the picture of. The book begins by exploring their comedy in the early days of film. The following is a list of laurel and hardy s official filmography as established in laurel and hardy.
He receives a telegram from his wife saying that she is at the station, ready to be picked up. They became well known during the late 1920s to the mid1940s for their slapstick comedy, with laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend of the pompous bully hardy. At the time of oliver hardys death august 1957 stan laurel was too ill laurel and hardylove them. When someone raised this question on facebook a couple days ago, some fool who has since taken his post down displayed his ignorance by claiming that hal roach had ripped them off, this is what i wrote in response. It premiered on 21 october 2018 at the closing night gala of the bfi london film festival. From autobiographys to the british tours, films, solo careers before the partnership and even advertising, every part of their life has been scrutinised. Everson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The magic behind the movies by randy skretvedt and laurel and hardy by john mccabe, al kilgore, and richard r.
However, due to the upcoming dvd release of the film it discusses. Buy the complete films of laurel and hardy film books reissue by everson, william k. Instead, the filmmakers overseen by stan cut to a short while later, and we see that rarest of images in a laurel and hardy picture. The titles that are links lead to feature pages on the actual film. The following is a list of laurel and hardys official filmography. The book features biographical information on the public and privates lives of laurel and hardy, a critique of four broad influences of laurel and hardy, and a bibliographical essay, assessing key reference materials and locating research collections open to the student andor scholar. Laurel and hardy, comedy team that is widely regarded as the greatest in film history.
Over the past 40 years there have been many books written about laurel and hardy. We received this response, that could be construed as threatening, from a gentleman who has authored books on films. It has the original 1930 brats, plus a few shorts in which laurel andor hardy make cameo appearances in someone elses film. They worked initially on tworeelers and then on feature films in the 1930s, making over 100 films together. A chapter is dedicated to each of the boys laurel from ulverston, england, and hardy from the state of georgia as a person and performer. Even if you watched every laurel and hardy film short, twice, reading the entries under each film short. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For my birthday we had our family tent up in the garden and as a treat my dad had hired a cine film of these. Heartbroken at being jilted by his sweetheart, ollie coerces.