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Summary:

Very few of the silent films of Laurel and Hardy's negatives survive, and the available elements scattered throughout the world are always mediocre or unwatchable. It took three years to gather all the surviving prints of these shorts, compare them shot by shot and give them the best digital restoration possible. Today, these invisible films look as young as they did 95 years ago. A world premiere for all the Laurel and Hardy fans.

Contributors:

Guiol, Fred, 1898-1964 , film director

Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955 , film director

Butler, Frank, 1890-1967 , film director

Robbins, Jess, 1886-1973 , film director

Laurel, Stan , actor

Hardy, Oliver, 1892-1957 , actor

Brand, Neil , composer

Coppola, A. (Antonio) , composer

Le Guen, Eric , composer

Sosin, Donald , composer

Flicker Alley (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Silent film.

Subjects:

Men — Drama

Short films

Short subjects

Men.

Genres:

Motion pictures

Comedy films

Drama

Feature films

Fiction films

Silent films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

System Details:

Blu-ray, all regions.

Performers:

Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy.

Production Credits:

Composers, Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Eric le Guen, and Donald Sosin.

General Notes:

Title from container.
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Originally produced as motion pictures in 1927.
Bonus features: audio commentaries; Restoring Laurel & Hardy, a documentary by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange; Laurel & Hardy on-location: a video essay by historian John Bengtson on selected location exteriors; Hats off! (1927), slide show presentation from this currently lost film; multiple image galleries; additional musical scores.

Audience:

Rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (315 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; sound

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; all regions

Call Numbers:

LAU 1927 BLU

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 617311688393
Publisher Number, Flicker Alley: FA0083

OCLC Numbers:

1382830319