Tag: Oliver Hardy
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Sons of the Desert (1933) Review, with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Stan Stan Laurel Ollie Oliver Hardy Charley Charley Chase Released by MGM | Directed by William A. Seiter Run time: 66 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “I’ll put you in jail first with the rest of the sons of a– Sons of the Desert!” The guys get to jive along to “Honolulu Baby”…
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Pardon Us (1931) Review, with Laurel and Hardy
Oliver Oliver Hardy Stan Stanley Laurel The Tiger Walter Long Released by Hal Roach Studios | Directed by James Parrott Run time: 70 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film There’s a long sequence in the middle of the film where Laurel & Hardy have escaped prison and disguise themselves as African-American sharecroppers with all…
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Short – “The Music Box” (1932) Review, with Laurel and Hardy
Released by MGM | Directed by James Parrott Run time: 29 minutes The Music Box: Up the Down Staircase “Yes, officer, he kicked me! Right in the middle of my daily duties!” “The Music Box” is often held up as one of the best gateways into the comedy of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. It…