Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward [Paperback]

MacGillivray, a film writer and longtime fan of Laurel and Hardy, focuses on the famous duo's later celluloid contributions, painting them as Hollywood casualties. According to MacGillivray, Laurel and Hardy were unwitting victims of the studio era's demise and the desperate attempts by producers to gain artistic control, hedge bets, and cash in on past successes. Occupying the margins of A- and B-picture status, they became incidental, has-been characters in search of a suitable vehicle for their talents. A fair portion of this slim volume routinely recaps film plots, but reactions from contemporaneous exhibitors contrast well with comments from critics, pointing up the contradictions inherent in popular culture. Uneven but still recommended for film collections.?Jayne Plymale, Stamford, CT
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A ground-breaking look at the duo's films during and after the war years!