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The.Lost.Films.Of.Laurel.And.Hardy.Vol.3.1918-1929.NTSC.DVDR-41RGB
SYNOPSIS: Volume 3 in this series continues to present
silent shorts from the early days of Laurel & Hardy.
The first two on this DVD have the distinction of being
two of the three Laurel & Hardy comedies directed by the
great Leo McCarey. "Liberty" (1929) is an absolute classic.
The boys escape from prison whereupon they are picked up by
friends in a car and change into civilian clothes. The
simple premise for this classic comedy is that Stan and
Ollie have on each other's pants, and they spend the
rest of the time trying to change clothes, ending up
on the high girders of a skyscraper. Obviously this is
a very large tip of the hat to the work of Harold Lloyd,
although the gags are all perfect for Laurel & Hardy.
It is also a very risque film for its day, with the
boys always being discovered lowering their pants in
strange places. In "We Faw Down" the boys announce
to their wives they are going to a show when they
are really heading out for a poker game. When they
hear the theater burned down, the wives are understandably
distraught. But Stan & Ollie, having fallen into a mud
puddle, have been taken by two pretty young flirts to
the girl's apartment. Of course, as the boys are leaving
the apartment without their trousers, their wives show
up with shotguns. The film's climax is the best gag in
"We Faw Down" and one of the funniest endings to a
Laurel & Hardy two-reeler.
This DVD collection also invludes the very first on-screen
pairing of Laurel & Hardy in 1919's "The Lucky Dog,"
although they are certainly not a team at this point.
"Love 'Em and Weep" from 1927 is another one of the Hal
Roach-Pathe comedies featuring James Finlayson in which
Stan Laurel is the second comic lead and Oliver Hardy
has a more minor role. All three are henpecked husbands
whose lives are complicated by the return of Finlayson's
old flame, Mae Busch. This particular story line is used
by the boys to much better effect in their talkie "Chickens
Come Home," so track it down after watching this silent version.
This time around the bonus shorts reveal Oliver Hardy teamed up
with other comics in a pair of 1926 two-reelers: "Along Came
Auntie" with Glenn Tryon and "Bromo and Juliet" with Charley
Chase. These are more interesting than the Stan Laurel shorts
on the first two volumes because they provide cinematic proof
that the boys were perfectly matched comedic partners
Year.............: 1919-1929
Country..........: USA
Runtime..........: 135 Minutes
Audio............: English Dolby Digital 2.0 soundtrack
Subtitles........: English intertitles
Video Format.....: NTSC
Aspect Ratio.....: 1.37:1
DVD Format.......: Non-Anamorphic
DVD Source.......: DVD5
DVD Distributor..: Image Entertainment
Menus............: Untouched
Video............: Untouched
DVD-extras.......: Untouched
DVD-Audio........: Untouched
Type Movies / Dvd / Comedy
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