- Actors: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Glenn Tryon, Charley Chase, Tom Kennedy
- Directors: F. Richard Jones, Fred Guiol, Jess Robbins, Leo McCarey, Richard Wallace
- Writers: Beatrice Van, Carl Harbaugh, Charles Alphin
- Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Paradox
- Release Date: Oct 1 2002
- Run Time: 135 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6305462224
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#56,075 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #97 in DVD > Classics > Silent Films
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Product Description
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Mastered from the original 35mm material, this third volume of lost films from the great comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy includes all silent shorts: "Liberty" (1929, 20 min.), "We Faw Down" (1928, 21 min.), the very first on-screen pairing of Stan and Ollie in "The Lucky Dog" (1919, 24 min.), "Love 'Em and Weep" (1927, 24 min.), the Glenn Tryon/Oliver Hardy short "Along Came Auntie" (1926, 24 min.), and the Charley Chase/Oliver Hardy short "Bromo and Juliet" (1926, 24 min.).
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Customer Reviews
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When will Warner Home Video follow suit?
April 13 2003
First of all, why title this review,WHEN WILL WARNER HOME VIDEO FOLLOW SUIT? - - well as most people know Warner Bros. bought up TURNER a few years ago and thus inherited all the old MGM films, including Laurel and Hardy's sound shorts and features.
I would think the great quality of the IMAGE releases and incredibly strong reception from us home viewers should be inspiration enough to start releasing some other Laurel and Hardy treasures.
As far as this DVD is concerned, it is great as are the rest in the series. I highly recommend them to all Laurel and Hardy fans.
Misleading, but still worthwhile
Mar 9 2003
I think calling this DVD "Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy" is somewhat misleading, because only 3 out of the 6 shorts feature the boys as the pair that most fans are familiar with.
"Bromo and Juliet," for example, has Oliver Hardy, buried under a thick mustache, in a small role as a dinner guest of Jimmy Finlayson, and Stan Laurel as one of Jimmy's employees; the two never meet in the film. In another short, Hardy shows up for a few minutes as a taxi driver.
In addition, the picture quality is not always good, but that's to be expected in films so old. And as another reviewer mentioned, the same soundtrack is used over and over, which can get a little monotonous after awhile.
Depsite the fact that this DVD wasn't exactly what I expected, however, I still enjoyed it. It was interesting to see Laurel & Hardy in roles other than "the boys" and the rest of the casts (Charley Chase, Mae Busch, Vivian Oakland, to name a few) gave hilarious performances. I recommend it to fans of Laurel & Hardy (and other silent stars as well), but be aware that not all the films may be what you might have expected.
A Good Disc For the Great Comedians
Mar 9 2003
This volume of the "Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy" series starts off with "Liberty", which, while going into Harold Lloyd territory slightly, is an utter masterpiece. Some of the stunts performed on the construction site still inspire gasps after the fourth or fifth viewing.
The second and last of the genuine Laurel and Hardy shorts on this volume is "We Faw Down," which is a delightful little comedy which, like many other Laurel and Hardy films, involves the boys trying to hide their latest fling from their wives.
Other shorts presented here are either solo-efforts ("Bromo and Juliet," "Along Came Auntie") or very early pairings, such as the hilarious "Love 'Em and Weep" and "The Lucky Dog" (which is their first film together).
The DVD looks very good, especially in "Liberty" and "We Faw Down," which are clearer than you'd expect. The others can be scratchy at times but are all very sharp. The shorts have been digitally mastered from original 35mm material, or in some cases from the original nitrate camera negatives. Like most silent films released through Image Entertainment, this is quite satisfactory.
There are no special features, other than some liner notes.
The second and last of the genuine Laurel and Hardy shorts on this volume is "We Faw Down," which is a delightful little comedy which, like many other Laurel and Hardy films, involves the boys trying to hide their latest fling from their wives.
Other shorts presented here are either solo-efforts ("Bromo and Juliet," "Along Came Auntie") or very early pairings, such as the hilarious "Love 'Em and Weep" and "The Lucky Dog" (which is their first film together).
The DVD looks very good, especially in "Liberty" and "We Faw Down," which are clearer than you'd expect. The others can be scratchy at times but are all very sharp. The shorts have been digitally mastered from original 35mm material, or in some cases from the original nitrate camera negatives. Like most silent films released through Image Entertainment, this is quite satisfactory.
There are no special features, other than some liner notes.
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More Laurel and Hardy Masterpieces
This is another superb installment in this Laurel and Hardy DVD collection. The DVD begins with one of Laurel and Hardy's finest silent films, "Liberty". Read more
Published on Jun 19 2000 by "s_hall"
A TRUE RESTORATION CLASSIC
Whomever wrote the scathing review of this disc from "Southern California" must be blind or was watching a different disc than the one I purchased. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2000
Very disapointed
As a huge admirer of L&H, I was looking forward to buy this entire series. In fact vol. 3 was the first DVD we purchased because Liberty is such a masterpiece. Read more
Published on Feb 22 2000
JEAN HARLOW IS IN "LIBERTY"
A previous reviewer noted Jean Harlow is NOT in the Laurel and Hardy comedy "Liberty". In fact, she is. Read more
Published on Jan 14 2000
Shoe Shine Girl
I have been looking for the movie Shoe Shine Girl for about 12 years now and i can't find it anywhere. Read more
Published on Dec 15 1999 by Tracy
Excellent stuff from the silent-movie era
These guys were definitely among the best physical comics ever! You should definitely check out "Liberty" where the two caper around scared witless on top of an... Read more
Published on Aug 30 1999
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