Laurel & Hardy - The Collection (21-disc Box Set) [DVD]

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The Music Box” wears its “certified classic” status well both as an introduction to the team and as the pinnacle of their art: This is what we talk about when we talk about Laurel and Hardy. That visual Easter egg is a poster of Laurel and Hardy, perhaps the screen’s most beloved comedy team. Hardy, a native of Harlem, Georgia, was the mustachioed long-suffering big one, the deluded “strong” who grandiosely took it upon himself to help the “weak” Laurel. This is the happiest day of my life,” Oliver gushes on the day of his marriage to the daughter of an oil magnate and his installation as the vast organization’s general manager.

Musicians Stan and Ollie make a shambles of their orchestra concert, are evicted from their boarding house, and are reduced to busking. In Laurel and Hardy’s world, out of chaos comes only more chaos, leaving Hardy sitting alone and rained upon in the burnt-out shell of what was once his home, maintaining what is left of his dignity with a look that says, “This might as well happen. Now we get to hear man-child Laurel’s signature hysterical sobs, and the exasperated Hardy’s plea, “Why don’t you do something to help me? But it’s funnier still if we hear the sound of Laurel’s offscreen sawing and anticipate the imminent disaster. The highlight is an extended sequence in which Stan and Ollie inadvertently get the lady of the house snoggered, and the illicit trio collapse on the bed in paroxysms of laughter while her husband (yes, the judge) plots duo-cide.Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. C. Fields, and Mae West, whose subversive, anti-authority personas resonated with rebellious college students.

When Oliver Hardy falls into the works at a woodworking plant, it’s all in the name of paying homage to the slapstick gods.

Laurel and Hardy’s one and only Oscar-winning short and one of two enshrined in the National Film Registry. Laurel and Hardy have aged remarkably well with their emphasis on physical humor and slapstick, the universal language of laughter. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. The first involves a misunderstanding over a found pair of bloomers and one of the ladies’ lost gloves. Laurel, a British-born music-hall performer in the same troupe as Charlie Chaplin, was the thin and perpetually befuddled one (offscreen, he took the upper hand in creating the team’s routines).

A rare moment of marital bliss in the Hardy home is shattered by the arrival of Laurel and his wife. The films featured comprise: 'Our Relations', 'Brats', 'Twice Two', 'Way Out West', 'One Good Turn', 'Thicker Than Water', 'Swiss Miss', 'The Chimp', 'Flying Elephants', 'Sons of the Desert', 'We Faw Down', 'Their Purple Moment', 'On the Wrong Trek', 'Saps at Sea', 'You're Darn Tootin', 'Below Zero', 'Tiembla y Titubea', 'The Bohemian', 'Along Came Auntie', 'On the Loose', 'That's My Wife', 'A Chump at Oxford', 'From Soup to Nuts', 'Another Fine Mess', 'Pack Up Your Troubles', 'Their First Mistake', 'Putting Pants On Philip', 'Block-Heads', 'Unaccustomed As We Are', 'With Love and Hisses', 'Should Married Men Go Home', 'Pardon Us', 'The Hoose-Gow' and 'Battle of the Century'. In this short, Hardy takes all manner of abuse, from wooden planks in the face to being clobbered with a sink.They survived the transition from silent to sound films and made more than 100 shorts and features together. This rare foray into Harold Lloyd–style thrill comedy turns on a lobster hidden inside Hardy’s trousers (don’t ask), and he eludes the law while navigating the girders atop a skyscraper construction site. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at ourwarehouse. Child is father to the man in this ingeniously conceived stunt short in which Laurel and Hardy portray their own children courtesy of trick photography and an oversize duplicate set. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love.