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Busy Bodies is a 1933 short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. (Colour Version is here: • Video )
Stan and Ollie are in high spirits as they drive in an old Model T to their new jobs at the sawmill. Laurel turns on the car radio (at the time a luxury item in newer cars, not expected in an old jalopy); the "radio" is revealed to be a wind-up phonograph stashed under the car hood. Arriving at the sawmill, a slapstick sequence has them repeatedly walking into planks of wood. Starting work, Stan soon traps Ollie's hands in a window frame. After freeing him they trick a shop worker (Charlie Hall) into smoking despite a "No Smoking" sign. Stan then tears a strip off Ollie's pants with a plane and in the resulting 'tit for tat' dips a paintbrush in glue and sticks it onto Ollie's chin. Finding it is not possible to pull it off he prepares like a barber and shaves it with a plane. Ollie then gets propelled through a ventilator duct and out of an attic vent port.
Stan climbs a ladder to help him out, but the ladder topples over with them both on it. Down below, two men see the ladder falling towards them. One falls into some whitewash while the other hides in a shed, which proves to be a bad idea when the duo crash onto the shed, demolishing it. As Laurel helps Hardy out of the wreckage, there is a knocking from beneath the door. The man they help out proves to be their foreman, who was the one who sought cover in the shed. They beat a hasty retreat. The foreman would have run after them, but he was crowned by a small barrel that got kicked down the ventilator shaft and out the vent port. Attempting to flee, their car gets sawed in two lengthwise by a large band saw whilst they remain seated in it. The two fall out of the collapsing wreckage. Laurel finds the phonograph still intact and plays a record. Hardy is singularly unimpressed by music now, and chases Laurel.
Cast
Stan Laurel - Stan
Oliver Hardy - Ollie
Dick Gilbert - Shoveler
Charlie Hall - Shop Worker
Tiny Sandford - Shop Foreman
Charley Young - Shop Worker
Imagine telling Stan and Ollie that we're still loving their work in the year 2024.
I always like to imagine that myself.
Such a good statement- i will search for L&H when I want to smile and laugh out loud. To this day.
2021
Say no more. 😄
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I’m 94 years young and love the great Laurel and Hardy films. Thank you!
Die besten Komiker aller Zeiten 😄
Obathumata deergayu veva
94 years old. don't be afraid of age.
Thank goodness the internet can share this genius with the world.
@@roadwarrior8560 That is why he is saying Young! There is no rule to be old!
I grew up watching these two on Saturday morning...so hilarious...im 72 now..
STAN LAUREL = JOE BIDEN
I'm a 72 year old fool. They are funny. Watch the scene where they are deliverering a piano
This is what it should be called familial shows as the the whole family can watch it
i am an indian and i live in the state of maharashtra, we had only one channel back in my childhood and every sunday evening we used get this show. nostalgia
Yogesh Tupe yup
Yep me too
हो मी पण बघायचो लय मजा होती
Jadya aani Radya lagaycha Marathi madhun
Hello an Indian.
The greatest ever, sadly I'm deaf but these shorts work just as well without sound, been watching these two for sixty years.
My hearings ok, but I can see your point, slap stick, soooo well performed and funny..no word's needed.
❤️🙏🏴
The one with the airplane us my favourite. I am 43 and still five them current 😂
I’m pleased you can get Max enjoyment from these magical posts. Thank you to all fans who post so we can watch. I’d love it if Stan and Ollie knew how much their magic timeless comedy was helping so many folks through some awful times 🌹
They sure know how to made a funny scene even for silent film as well though 😄
The best comic duo in history. That they are still popular and funny 88 years later is a testament to their talent and genius.
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They're funny all right, but Beavis & Butthead take the cake.
The best "BAR NONE,"by a country mile.
Basically I grew up watching them on
Saturday mornings as a kid growing up
👍👌
Totally agree " best in history " bar none
I’m 24 and I grew up with laurel and hardy. I’m thankful that my grandfather and dad showed it to me when I was a kid 😊
Luca, I'm 68, and I watched these with MY dad. Good taste never dies! He watched these during the depression, and into the 50's/90's.
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I'm 24 and I'm so happy that my dad had dozens of laurel n hardy cassettes in his cupboard 🤭.
I watched these with your granddad every Saturday morning of our lives. We lived at the house on 4th avenue. What awesome memories. What fun we had. Wally. 🌺
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Hard to imagine this is heading to 100 years old. Still the best.
Their first talkies will be 100 in 8 yrs.
@@garyzimmer8061 😳😵
It is!! But second best? What about Hancock's Half Hour?
good comedy get never boring
My grand aunt Virginia worked for Hal Roach Studios. In her sunset years she told me all about her work with Laurel & Hardy, The Three Stooges, Our Gang / Little Rascals etc. They were great, magnificent stories that held my youthful fascination with the classics that could never be duplicated these days. She died at the age of 107 in 1989. May she and all our classic heroes rest in peace with God, but live in our hearts and memory forever, for all humanity.
Great to read your words, thanks! ♡ from The Netherlands.
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CaptainFoufeu I'm sure I speak for many when I say we would love to hear some details of those anecdotes.
@@blackdot3538 Sorry you dont believe it, but it is true.
Did she also work at Columbia (re the 3 Stooges) or did she just have stories to tell about them from the same era? What area of work was she involved with? This must've been a true highlight of her life. L&H are eternal fun for all of us!
@@RSEFX I was only 12 years old when my Aunt Virginia Mims died in late 1989, so I don't remember all the precise details. However, I do recall that she was a stage hand, so she worked with all the props.
Each item was made to easily break apart upon impact as to not injure any of the actors. Nobody had a stuntman for most of what they did, except for times when special effects would be used, such as when bodies would go flying out a window or pulled on strings or moving platforms, etc. Anything that would be considered a potentially harmful substance, or something too messy to clean up between takes such as paint, were either improvised ingredients to appear as harmful, or replaced between cuts when the accident with it had to be conducted.
Sometimes the actors got minor and sometimes serious injuries. She mentioned an incident when US Army Lieutenant Colonel Walter Long was injured during the chase scene on L&H's "Any Old Port," where he played Mugsie Long, the tough guy that wants to marry the innkeeper's daughter, and boxes Stanley. LTC Long did his own stunts. He received a laceration on his leg when falling off the platform into the water, on one of the early takes. However, it was reshot when he healed, and he fell correctly, and the new shot is the one we see in the film. LTC Long was a well known actor in his time, balancing film roles along with his army duties throughout World Wars 1 and 2. LTC Long also starred on several other L&H films, such as Butch on "Going Bye Bye," the Sea Captain on "The Live Ghost," and The Tiger on "Pardon Us." I remember this story well because "Pardon Us" is my favorite L&H film, and nobody forgets a tough and ugly face like his once they see it.
Aunt Virginia didnt work for any other studios, so she didnt work with the Three Stooges or other popular troupes outside of Hal Roach Studios. The only other actor I remember her talking about was Will Rogers and the Our Gang children, but according to Wikipedia, other Hal Roach Studio production actors included Max Davidson, Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, Lupe Vélez, Patsy Kelly, Harry Langdon and Charley Chase Parrott.
When Aunt Virginia died, she willed to me a cuckoo clock that she owned that I adored, which had been in the family since her mother was a child. Also in her will, she gave me the Mims' family journals, which have been kept since shortly before the Mims family came to America in the late 1600s from Wales. Included in the journals is a first-hand account of the survival of only 2 members of the family, during the historical account of the Fort Mims Massacre on August 30, 1813 during the Creek War (40 miles north of Mobile, Alabama). It was written by Elijah Mims, son of Samuel Mims, the land owner of where the fort was built upon. You can Wikipedia the Fort Mims Massacre.
i was born at the end of ‘99 but the fact that i used to watch these on the tv when i was young😃
These movies never get old! I grew up as a kid watching these and they're still funny to this day and I'm already 53
Such naturally funny men.
Nearly 51 and still laughing, my kids love them too , my 11 year old wore a T-shirt with a 100 years of them with their pictures on and only 2 teachers and no children knew who they were , glad I was able to pass the love and laughter onto my own kids 🥰
I am 60, and still enjoy their work
@@tonymcclendon-hobbytime7727 I'm an old fart of 74 and feel the same way. I'm betting there are older farts that have similar feelings, lol lol.
I'm 54
Hands down, the funniest comedy duo EVER. And unlike so many others, they truly liked/loved each other and were each other's best friends. Stan lived a little more than seven years after Ollie's death, but he never regained his joie de vivre. But what a trove of comedy classics they left us! God bless Laurel and Hardy, may they live forever!
mackb909 away from filming they rarely spent time together although yes they were best friends.
Stan actually bullied Stan on the set. Role reversal
Abbott and Costello were pretty good also
mackb909 That truth, I pray live Forever. True amazing actors or comedy. One funny film movie, fun watch all ages. Thank you.
@@bopechanga1129 didnt rate them at all,,,,,,,sorry/./
All my sadness, sorrows vanished for 18 minutes
So well put :)
Just the present moment ist what counts. And the 2 comedians from 80 years ago have the ability to put you into the present. Which liberates the mind before it starts contemplating again. And makes our lives miserable again.
@@forseti24 great comment. Wishing you the best!
Don't despair friends, when bleakness sets in, this is a refuge. If I hadn't seen it, ya' wunta' believed me.
Well put, Stan & Ollie never cease to cheer me up. Pure genius
Even after 87 yrs this show is entertaining us......
Its not even a show
Still funny almost 100 years later. Massive respect to them both. Slapstick at its greatest, they will never ever be topped. Big love to Ollie & Stan ❤️
Both their expressions are priceless and they often aren't saying anything.
Anyone watching in 2019? ❤️
TCM just had a L & H evening of film and mentioned this one.
Phil Warrington me !!!
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Me too!
Anyone watching in 2020
More than 80 years have passed and we keep watching and enjoy. Geniuses of comedy.
You sure don't know who Cantinflas is. This is shit
@@criscyanide6583 Don't talk out your arse.
Imagine how proud they would be if they knew what treasures we enjoy today,yes it is old hat but my era watched every sat morn in UK,our house was roaring with laughter,never see my gran kids laughing that much at anything they are watching on TV these Saturday mornings with all family in one room thankyou for someone putting this for me to watch today,
Every movement, characteristic and timing is perfect. And doesn't look like it was rehearsed. True cuckoo genius.
@@criscyanide6583 Carry on babbling little baby we will all take great notice of you and your comments will sure make a difference.. LMAO..
Ninety one years after this film was made, here we are still enjoying every hilarious second of this comedy classic. Their films have been enjoyed by millions the world over and have filled our heart and souls with happiness and laughter leaving happy memories in our minds. Stan and Ollie remained close friends to the very end and the latest film about their lives after Hollywood fame reveals the sad times they experienced on this side of the pond. May their memory live strong among us all who enjoy nothing more than a good old belly laugh, crying and falling about the place in pure pleasure. God bless Stan and Ollie 🤣😂
When Stanley Kramer was puting together the casting for "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" at the beginning of the 1960s, Stan Laurel was asked if he wanted to be in the movie, but he turned it down. Oliver Hardy had passed away a few years before, and when he did, Stan vowed that he would never be in another film without his partner and friend.
those were the days.....days of joy and pure happines
Stan Laurel, interviewed by John McCabe in 1960, said: "It's strange, a strange thing. Our popularity has lasted so long!" That was almost 60 years ago, and I'm still watching Laurel & Hardy. Love 'em. Always have, always will.
And even today..we still laugh with Stan and Babe.
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Hi am Paul McCabe from Liverpool
rackin,...same, saw my first ep. In '59, and still do. Watched 'em w/my pop., who watched 'em from depression to 90s. Good taste's never die.
@@playlistmusic9502 that’s great , thx for sharing 🥰
I'm making sure my kids grow up watching the greatest comedy team just as I did.
Brian McLaughlin good for you! I had my son watch these two on VHS when he was a youngster in the 80s. He even had their dialogue memorized.
My Father was age #9😃back in '33.
I try to get mine to...but the music is not to their ear bud's taste!!! Frustrating and interesting!! Any tips??!
My dad grew me up on them since I was a little girl I’m 22 now and still watch these before bed
FOESHOW
No foul language, no smutty innuendos, just pure comedy gold ❤
But I love smutty innuendos
The early thirties! Such a load of great entertainment in most any genre
They are perfect to wake up to on a Sunday morning.
Or on any morning. Put a smile on your face! They were genius.
Today’s a Sunday for meee
@TheTRUTHmatters! --- best way to describe the Trump White House --- a sewage dump
Oliver's confused look at the camera always cracks me up.
Sitting here alone and screaming with helpless laughter. And the thing was made almost a century ago, now.
Goes to show they knew what they were doing a hundred years or so ago. Nobody does ridiculous comedy like they used to then. In Sunday papers at the time, was a comic strip drawn on them, I can just remember.
No comedy today would be watched in 10 years time let alone almost 100. Pure classic comedy
British comedy is
So many British Comedies made in the recent and distant past are awesome!@@clifftonicstudios7469
So true
@@clifftonicstudios7469 Good point, although I think you mean older British comedy. Theres not much being made today any good
@@Greenpoloboy3 me Bean is the perfect example for british humor
"Why that's a blueprint of the boulder dam" that part always gets me 😅
I LOST IT AT THAT PART! 😂😂
THESE ARE TIMELESS CLASSICS THAT EVERYONE SEEN IN THE 1970'S 80'S 90'S AND THEY NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE
Yeah absolute classics hell i’m a gen z and even I love them the comedy of laurel and hardy never gets old
I’m 42 years old I grew up watching laurel and hardy I thank my dad
For showing it to me when I was a little boy
RIP 🙏 Stan laurel. Gone 59 years ago today x ❤
And these artistes don't even have an idea that's somewhere in the world a 19yr old boy is watching their work and commenting like 60yrs after their death.
Without question they're the best comic duo ever bar none. Ensure that your kids and grandkids watch these Kings of Comedy so that Stan and Ollie are never, ever forgotten. Let's keep their genius alive forever because they certainly deserve nothing less. Wonderful stuff!
stan laurel was born just 7miles from where i live,,,,,
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Absolutely agree, im from walsall not far from your beloved Wolverhampton and i love em.
I get the feeling that we fear for the future of humour and comedy and good cheer as the world marches on towards robotising mankind through advanced but ultimately meaningless, soulless technological progress.
It's hard to believe that while L&H were having fun making movies, the rise of fascism and Communism in Europe was taking place.
Dude the three stooges were better than these two in every way these two aren’t even funny in any way
Hardy looking at the camera kills me everytime
FOESHOW
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Probably the best duo of comedians that will ever grace this planet, timeless, iconic, epic, legendary, inspirational, and many other great words I could type for ever how good these guys were. I am not sure what life would be without the unique Laurel and Hardy, RIP guys, you were thee BEST!
Probably ???
Definitely !!!!
@@empty-ed We have a lot of awkward people on here so stated probably
@@magirusdeutzjupiter2234 🔥. Funnily enough I watched THE CHIMP the other night - couldn’t stop laughing when Ollie looked around in bed and the big hairy thing was looking at him .
1932 💥
@@empty-ed ha ha very funny, their looks make me laugh for a start and the back round music
@@magirusdeutzjupiter2234 yes mate , fabulous feel good comedy . Many a time I’ve been lying in bed and just put one on . There has never been a better duo or maybe Del n Rodney 😜
I truly think this is one of their funniest episodes.
my grandma suffered a fatal stroke at a young age. paralyzed on her right side and left side of her face she asked me to watch our show which is this. putting this on made her and i so happy, hope you get well soon.
jesse florian sorry to hear, but just so you know fatal means she died
@@nathanbarber4752 yep, beat me to it.
It wasn’t really a fatal stroke if she’s still alive.....
I'm so sorry to hear that😢 btw fatal means she did died
Sometimes when I get bored, I come here and see Lauren and Hardy, love them, rest in peace 🌹❤️
I am 70 years old. I grew up watching these two lunatics on the old round black and white television sets. I'm sitting here now watching them again and on my phone laughing my rear end off. If anybody goes to heaven it should be these two guys.
Always watching Laurel and Hardy.
It NEVER gets old.
Laurel & Hardy never did anything productive, all destructive, and that's why we all love them, because they meant to be productive. They just couldn't. Isn't that life?
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Nah, the characters tried at doing something right but they weren't competent enough to do so. The Frank Spencer character was similar.
Why.. even you look productive this morning...
@@jorgeborges7707 Ollie would have been productive most likely, were he working with someone normal and not Laurel. Laurel makes up for it with the incompetency of dozens of people
j walkin wooow
YES
One of the funniest things I've ever seen
The timing is amazing - long pauses and lingering looks, with bursts of mayhem. The music is also so wonderful.
They made the great transition from the silent films to the talkies. No one else came close to this level of quality.
@@richardkammerer2814 WC Fields
@@premanadi I stand corrected. Cheers!
That fight scene involving the three of them and then ending with Stan giving him a cigar and then calling the foreman over had me stitches. effing hilarious. Love them
Danny Hughes I see you have my supported teams rival badge on your pic
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stan (on screen) was a nitwit yet was still creative and smart (to some extent)
@The Resistance yea you right
"it makes the whole world brighter....why even you look bright this morning".
haha brutal 😁
In the mid 1980s I found a VHS version , containing four episodes. I'd often thought as an 11 year old, "How will I ever get to see these hilarious little movies in the future?" It was at a K-Mart, one I'd worked for as an auto mechanic. Praise God for Goggle bringing a child's dream into fruition, now that I'm 73.
My dad and I used to watch this every Saturday. Sadly my dad passed away too early. I almost forgot these memories but fortunately today out of nowhere I got recommended by youtube about these two and all the memories are passing before my eyes. Thank you guys for those wonderful memories. Please like this message so I get reminder to watch this.
I used to watch it every saturday, too. Why can't telly be like it once was, with a lineup worth turning the thing on for. World Championship Wrestling, where clowns threw each other about and then came Stan and Ollie and now and then the Our Gang, straight from the 1920s. Not so hilarious as once might have been, but really interesting from the point of view of early talkies.
845 in dire need of a humour bypass. This is classic Stan and Ollie. We literally rolled around on the floor watching them in our house as kids. Still love them today. Timeless clean hilarious. 😅
A humour bypass ... S-M-I-L-E from The Netherlands
Just the best...never another duo like this. Timeless and hopefully never will be forgotten.
i doubt they will ever be forgotten really
Lovely to see Charlie Hall in the cast of this one. Laurel and Hardy's most frequent film collaborator
Poor guy was the victim of their every activity no matter the movie 😂
One of their funniest classics, and probably their most elaborate and interactive set. I'seen this a dozen times, and I still laughed out loud in several spots, including their little fight with Charlie Hall (AKA 'The Little Menace').
Pure comic genius! No one comes close to these two legends of comedy.
I watched this movie in my childhood along with my friend. I was just 14 years old . Now I am 54 still we both watch laugh looking at the fun. Great characters
After 72 years, I'm still laughing at the antics of the boys. Great fun, great humor, no messages. Just watching two great artists, possibly the most underrated comedy team, entertaining us and helping us to forget un-funny "stuff" for awhile. Thanks Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy. Rest in peace gentlemen.
They've been more or less forgotten now but they weren't underrated by any means, at the time and immediately after. They had a newspaper comic strip done of them in the late 30s. Doubt they were ever truly out of date.
@@petertaylor3600 Agreed, never out date and always brings a smile to my face just thinking of them.
@@petertaylor3600 I grew up watching them in the 1970s and everyone in England knew who they were, still watched their reruns and loved them.
❤❤❤YES❤❤❤
No need for any foul language to get CHEAP laughs. their inimitable talent gets the laughs and testament to their brilliance many of these films almost 100years old and still so funny.
If you're feeling down and need a little pick me up, watch this, it will not fail to make you chuckle. Pure comedy gold!
I love this show and I am only 10 years old and my dad told me to watch it and I love it
Anyone watching in 2018 ❤
Sat here crying with laughter!
yes me )
Yeah meee... still better than 2018 movies:))) what a lovely world:)
exactly like me:) whenever I get to a dead end and can't go on any more only a laurel hardy or mr bean is my cuew
I love watching them, especially when I'm ill, they make me feel so much better, god bless them :)
Stan and Ollie in a wood working factory...what could possibly go wrong...? This is beautiful!
321bytor good call ,Stan and Ollie working in a wood factory, that is asking for trouble.
Two comic Geniuses
I will never not laugh when Ollie says “Why that’s a blueprint of the Boulder dam!” 😂😂😂
I am amazed at how profoundly funny it was and still is despite a simple plot. No comedian today could take that script and do anything with it that was remotely funny but these two geniuses make it golden forever with a mannerism here, and a certain look, there. I would even say 'beautiful comedy'.
I remember this one from when i was a kid. The funniest comedy double act EVER!
Yes! M 42 since a kid of class 4. Still watching day n night till now 2020.
The world was blessed when these two wonderful gentleman were paired up.
They made it look so easy, but I know the most talented work the hardest. Cheers to the best!
Sheer chance and fate Stan an englishman he may have never of met Ollie but by sheer luck they bumped into each other the rest is history.
Still watching in 2019. Never forget Laurel and Hardy!
this was part of my childhood ,,my father was an avid fan ,,these short films were always on,,never dates never boring and always funny😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁v
"why even you look right this morning" 😂😂😂
"bright" (as in intelligent)
@@CMDRRustyDog true lol I always thought it was right lmao.
"That's a blue print of the Boulder Dam!" LOL! 👍
I hope somehow these wonderful geniuses are aware NOW that they are still loved and still bring laughter and joy to this world. What a priceless gift and legacy.
Kids : Mr Bean
Legends : Laurel & Hardy
When all you needed was a frame, a few props and two magnificent actors.
Doesn't get any better. Genius. Often imitated never bettered
Used to watch this on BBC2 back in the 80's.
90 years on and it still makes me laugh and will always make me laugh. The greatest double act of all time.
Watched this with my Dad several times when I was a kid in the 1980's, we died laughing. Thank you for bringing this great memory back. Gotta love that car stereo!
86 years passed but legends will remain legend forever love u laurel and hardy💙💚
These two gave comedy so much of its heart and soul and their place at the top of the pile is beyond doubt. The genius of Stan and the sheer talent of Ollie is timeless in its appeal.
even when we watch every episode you can alway's find a laugh with their words or just a look from either one of then .. as they say a picture can show a million words these two Cracked it i still love and adore these films
Since I was a kid and STILL , the thing that kills me is that look straight on the camera of Oli when Stan made something stupid again...GOLD.
Sometimes just watching this makes me forget about life for awhile and makes me laugh. When tragedy hits I always go to L and H to make me feel better. Thank you for the uploads.
👼👶👼 "Jesus invited a little child to stand among them and said:
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the GREATEST in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me." 👶= 💖
(Goodnews of HEAVEN by Apostle Matthew 18:2)
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Yes it is very fun to watch these old time movies.
Just perfect. And that's exactly what they were...
Even just at the music I am creasing up.. Pure genius.. I love Stan's loyalty to Olly with the cigar smoker..
4 legends of comedy: lorel and hardy, charli champlin, mr bean🥰
Laurel*
Did Stan and Ollie just invent the car CD player?
No they invented the LP Changer. :)
its a record player
First in car music !!
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It's not even a vinyl LP, I think, but a shellac record from what I see. It's spinning much faster than a 33 RPM vinyl record. Vinyl records were introduced by Columbia in 1948 or so, while this was released in 1933.
Truly the greatest comedy duo. Look at the skill and craft of masters at work. Genius.
The manner in which they gesture...I can watch their hand motions and get a genuine laugh.
I adore Laurel & Hardy. I think a lot of the reason they're funny is the slow pace, the straightforward situation, the mix of styles from verbal to physical humour, and the fact that we're often just ahead of them in seeing what harm is about to befall them (mostly Ollie). I always find the plank scene here really good. The set up is natural, and each time the plank hits them it goes up a notch compared with what happened before (they often do a similar thing in scenes involving "hat misunderstandings"). There's what's been described as "reciprocal destruction" in there as well, always fully exploited, where someone (often Stan) starts it by doing something accidentally that causes something bad to someone else (usually Ollie), who then reacts badly to it and does something to the first person, and it then continues in absurdity until it reaches a funny, logical conclusion. All of that wouldn't work unless the comic timing is perfect, and between these two it really is. :-)
I used to watch this on Sunday mornings in the 70's. Then Abbott & Costello would come on for another 4 hours afterwards. That's growing up with "Real" comedy.
Who needs modern "memes" to make you laugh when you have Stan Laurel And Oliver Norvel Hardy.
I’m watching this and I’m 21 but I’ll will always be a fan of these 2 , this is what you call original comedy, 2 legends RIP BOYS
Whoever covered continuity on the set was on point for the 30's ....
Oh how I laugh so hard at these iconic legends.
Excellent pure comedy.
Even after 100 years they are best comedians .
These guys are always looking at the camera. So funny.
Lauren Hardy is still going strong 2022! Still watching it still love it!! Even though it's repeats they're still awesome to watch!
remember watching laurel and hardy with my grandad as a kid so funny 😂
Hello Christine, How are you doing?
This, along with Big Business, is an absolute masterclass in how to escalate something from a simple start to total destruction. A complete joy.
I put this and Towed In A Hole (where they're fixing up the boat, "Fresh Fiiiiiiiiiish! PARP!") as their most perfect films. But yep I totally agree that Big Business is the best escalating tit-for-tat fight they ever did, total mayhem. I'd also cite as a great scene the shin kicking scene in You're Darn Tootin. This year (2020) they are releasing the restored, Battle Of The Century on Blu Ray after finding a copy of the lost 2nd reel with the complete custard pie fight.
Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations 4 disk set. Although I'm not sure I want to shell out $60 + shipping to the UK to see 4 minutes of Laurel and Hardy I've never seen before.
My father mentioned me about this today they use to watch this in 8mm projecter.... He was so nostalgic after I shown him this video.... Thanks
Love from India
thank you for the reminder of my youth (now 74 old and still young) still laughing loving greetings harry
No matter what misfortunes befell those two in the episodes, they remained true sidekicks.
Ah showcasing the industrial revolution.The effects on these shorts are truly incredible for the age.