STAN LAUREL   OLIVER HARDY   CHARLIE CHASE   EDGAR KENNEDY  

and   MAX DAVIDSON

star in

A film by Robert Youngson

LAUREL and HARDY'S LAUGHING 20's

The greatest comedy team ever!!

VHS - PAL - NEW - Never played!! - G-rated - Black-and-White - 1965-release - 108-minutes - Comedy, Family - Original VHS release in Australia - Large box

** NOTE: Spine label has come un-stuck from the V-zero spine - all intact; no damage - needs re-affixing **

A compilation of primarly Laurel and Hardy shorts - From Soup to Nuts, Wrong Again, Putting the Pants on Philip, The Finishing Touch, Sugar Daddies and short clips from others - plus Max Davidson's Call of the Cuckoo and Dumb Daddies, with some cross-over Charley Chase footage, which, along with Robert Youngson's previous "The Golden Age of Comedy", "When Comedy Was King", "Days of Thrills and Laughter", led to a renewed interest in and a revival of television showings of Laurel and Hardy shorts.  

The cast was billed in order of their appearance: Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Vivien Oakland (with a Vivian typo), Glen Tyron, Edna Murphy, Anita Garvin, Tiny Sanford, Jimmy Finlayson, Charlie Chase, Viola Richard, Max Davidson, Del Henderson, Josephine Crowell, Anders Randolf (as Anders Randolph), Edgar Kennedy, Dorothy Coburn, Lillian Elliott and "Spec" O'Donnell.

It is unthinkable to contemplate this but at one point, Laurel and Hardy were on the verge of fading into obscurity. 

The critics were never very complimentary to the team whilst they were creating comedy gold (what the hell do critics know about comedy?). 

Other comedy teams who were around at the same time, often received more attention from the critics. 

However, it is interesting to note that all of those other teams have disappeared off the radar these days. 

Laurel and Hardy are universally loved and even those people who don't like them, have still heard of them. 

I bet Stan and Ollie are having a bit of a chuckle at all this! 

Robert Youngson was instrumental in introducing Stan and Ollie to what was then a new audience (1965 - the year Laurel passed away). 

Youngson achieved this by selecting some well chosen excerpts from some of the silent shorts. 

Wisely, he allows whole gags to be included otherwise it would be disappointing. 

Another comedian who did fade away but whose work is highlighted, is Charley Chase. 

He was the top comedian for Hal Roach before Laurel and Hardy replaced him. 

His excerpts are very good. 

I realise that some fans don't really care for the music or the sound effects used for this compilation. I can understand why but I can tolerate both.