They first appeared together in a short film in 1926, when they signed separate contracts with the Hal Roach film studio. Both had appeared in The Lucky Dog (1921), but were not teamed at the time. Laurel had acted in over 50 films, and worked as a writer and director, while Hardy was in more than 250 productions. Prior to emerging as a team, both had well-established film careers. Marvin Hatley) was heard over their films' opening credits, and became as emblematic of them as their bowler hats. Their signature theme song, known as "The Cuckoo Song", "Ku-Ku", or "The Dance of the Cuckoos" (by Hollywood composer T. From the late 1920s to the mid-1950s, they were internationally famous for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy, childlike friend to Hardy's pompous bully. Starting their career as a duo in the silent era, they later successfully transitioned to "talkies". Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). The Music Box, Babes in Toyland, Way Out West, Helpmates, Another Fine Mess, Sons of the Desert, Block-Heads, Busy Bodies Mother’s Baby Boy (1914) The Servant Girl’s Legacy (1914) An Expensive Visit (1915) A Lucky Strike (1915) The New Adventures of J.Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, promotional shot
LAUREL AND HARDY COLLECTION DVD REVIEW MOVIE
This is a gem for any movie fan’s collection.īears and Bad Men (1918) The Egg (1922) A Weak-End Party (1922) The Pest (1922) When Knights Were Cold (1923) The Handy Man (1923) Pick and Shovel (1923) Collars and Cuffs (1923) Gas and Air (1923) A Man About Town (1923) The Whole Truth (1923) Brothers Under the Chin (1924) Zeb Vs. Thank you Martin Ibarra-Ramos, Brand Manager/Writer at Flicker Alley for the review copy of Laurel or Hardy. Each mentions producers, actors, and directors who influenced the pair and gives wonderful insight in the path Laurel and Hardy took toward their legendary collaboration. The best part for me is the souvenir booklet I held close as I watched each movie for the production notes that trace Laurel’s and Hardy’s careers. Included in the blu-ray set are image galleries featuring rare production, publicity and behind-the-scenes stills of each actor. It is evident that a lot of care went into bringing this collection to life. Every frame is meticulously supported by great music. The music for the collection is new and contributed by talents like Serge Bromberg, Ben Model, Phil Carli, Neil Brand and others. These restorations begin with exhaustive searches the world over to find copies to scan before the technical work can even begin. I can go on and on about how special it is to watch the Laurel or Hardy: Early Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and thank all involved in the new 2K & 4K restorations by the geniuses at Lobster Films. While the Laurel or Hardy blu-ray set offers movies of them alone, prior to their working together, fans of the duo will delight in recognizing familiar gags and sequences, which Laurel in particular, recycled in later pictures.
In 1927, Leo McCarey, then working at Roach, thought the boys’ contrasting styles would work well together. It was not until each joined Hal Roach Studios, however, that their work together began. Laurel and Hardy appeared together for the first time by chance in Jess Robbins’ The Lucky Dog (1921), one hundred years ago. I have noted the complete list of movies below. Hotaling, Will Louis, Charles Parrott, Larry Semon, George Jeske, Ralph Cedar, and Stan Laurel. There are several gems in the collection, however, from directors like Arthur D.
Anderson’s The Egg (1922), which I watched three times. I particularly enjoyed gags in Gilbert M. While Babe Hardy is clearly (to me) the better actor as illustrated in Hungry Hearts (1916), it is Laurel’s moments of genius that made me laugh aloud. It is fascinating to see their individual styles evolve through the years as you watch these two-reelers, and to see how different they were from each other – Laurel is broad in his comedic delivery and Hardy more introspective, which makes sense given one came from the stage and the other honed his talents in moving pictures. Laurel or Hardy includes films of Stan Laurel spanning from 1918 to 1925 and Babe (Oliver) Hardy’s from 1914 to 1926.
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