Laurel and Hardy Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
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Primary Contributor: Stan LaurelPrimary Contributor: Oliver Hardy
DVD: Region Code 0
Format: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 93 minutes
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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- These DVD's are produced by Nostalgia Family Video and Come in a "No Frillz" set. DVD titles come in clear clamshell packaging with no DVD menu and no individual title artwork.
DVD Reviews of Laurel and Hardy Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
DVD Review: Funny.
Summary: 5 Stars
Laurel and Hardy made silent-shorts (20-min.), talking-shorts (20-min.), and talking-full-length-feature-films (an hour plus). This is volume-1 of a 10-volume series of their talking-shorts. All ten volumes are good.
"The Music Box", 1932
Laurel and Hardy attempt to carry a piano up the longest flight of stairs you have ever seen. Good.
"County Hospital" 1932
Ollie is in the hospital. Stan tries to make him more comfortable with unexpected results. Later antics on their drive home from the hospital.
The comedy scenes in the hospital are excellent.
"The Live Ghost" 1934
Laurel and Hardy are shanghaied (kidnapped) onto a ship set to sail for distant lands. The sailors believe the ship is haunted.
"Twice Two", 1932
Laurel and Hardy marry each other's sister, who look like a female them.
I have also seen volume-10 of this talking shorts series, which also has 4-shorts. "The Hoose-Gow" was very good. "They go Boom" and "Unaccustomed As We Are" are pleasant. "The Chimp" is not believable for not using a real chimp. Volume-5 has the short "Helpmates", which is my favorite. All these talking shorts are from their best years; though all the shorts are not excellent. From the four volumes that I have purchased; it looks like they put at least one excellent short on each four-short DVD, two of the shorts will be pleasant, and one not good.
Laurel and Hardy's earliest feature films are best, made at the Hal Roach Studios in the 1930's. The 1940 "Chump at Oxford" is ok, but then they go down hill fast.
There are some excellent, just as good, Laurel and Hardy silent-films, such as "Big Business" and "Soup to Nuts", reasonably priced on VHS, a small fortune on DVD. However, you should start with the talking shorts and features, and there are a lot of them.
Under the "comment" button below; I categorize their films with a description of each, and some recommendations.
Description of Laurel and Hardy Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
Four classic shorts: The Music Box (1932) County Hospital (1932) The Live Ghost (1934) Twice Two (1933) These DVD's are produced by Nostalgia Family Video and Come in a "No Frillz" set. DVD titles come in clear clamshell packaging with no DVD menu and no individual title artwork.Bestsellers in DVD
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