Laurel and Hardy
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Laurel and Hardy
Labour of Love. Laurel and Hardy in Pack up your Troubles (1932)
This film might have the same title as a well known World War One song, but it isn’t really a…
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Oliver: She says I think more of you than I do of her. Stanley: Well you do, don’t you? Oliver: Well, we won’t go into that… Laurel and Hardy in “Their First Mistake” (1932)
The idea that Stan and Ollie are indeed married to each other is variously entertained over the years. In Our…
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The Cakeman always Rings Twice: Laurel and Hardy in “Twice Two” (1933)
Stan and Ollie often played with the idea of being a married couple. Twice Two is an intriguing variant on…
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How to wreck a high profile wedding. Easier than you think. Laurel and Hardy in “Me and my Pal” (1933)
This is a rather elegant and chilling little film that reminds me of a classroom poem we used to chant…
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A little light opera. A little gallows humour. Laurel and Hardy in “The Devil’s Brother” aka “Fra Diavolo” (1933).
When certain people try to praise Laurel and Hardy, they for some reason stress the “innocence” of their comedy. Well,…
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The Greatest Marital Comedy Ever Made? Laurel and Hardy in “Sons of the Desert” (1933).
Now THAT’S the definition of a truly great film. In fact, I’d say that Sons of the Desert is the…
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“I was dreaming I was awake – then I woke up and found myself asleep!”: Laurel and Hardy in “Oliver the Eighth” (1933).
This is one of the most fascinating paradoxes articulated anywhere in Stan and Ollie’s body of work. It is an…
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In the middle of it all… Laurel and Hardy in Hollywood Party (1934)
I’ll be honest with you, I’ve only seen extracts of this extraordinary film, and I wouldn’t have seen those extracts…
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“Couldn’t you see that he was annoyed…?”: Laurel and Hardy in “Going Bye Bye”.
Unusually for a Stan and Ollie short, this film is perhaps most notable for the quality of its actual dialogue. …
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Are you a Laurel and Hardy completist? Of course you are. That’s why you’ll watch “Wild Poses” (1933).
By 1933, Laurel and Hardy were cultural icons of such magnitude that they could be referenced successfully in just
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