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Format: NTSC, Special Edition
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: April 18 2006

Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000E1MXTQ
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Unlike many silent screen comedians, Laurel & Hardy made a seamless transition to talkies, and this TCM Archives double-feature showcases some of their funniest work from the early 1930s. As always, TCM/Warner has packaged this must-have set for true film buffs: The prints are pristine, image quality is crisp and clean, sound quality is the best available (allowing for some hiss and minor drop-offs due to the age of the soundtracks), and bonus features have been chosen with care and authority, including several highlight excerpts from Laurel & Hardy short subjects. While continuing to enjoy their priceless partnership with producer Hal Roach, Stan & Ollie were at their sound-era peak in The Devil's Brother (1933), a hilarious adaptation of the Auber operetta Fra Diavolo (also the film's alternate European title), in which "Stanlio" and "Ollio" find themselves entangled in the exploits of the Marquis de San Marco, a notorious singing bandit named "Fra Diavolo" (played with adequate panache by Dennis King) who's set his sights on the lovely Lady Pamela (played by '30s screen queen Thelma Todd). Plots in Laurel & Hardy films are almost always perfunctory, but this is one of the better ones, lending Stan & Ollie ample opportunity to cut loose with Roach-invented gags and trademark slapstick. The highlight has to be Stan's drunken laughing fit, a miraculously sustained bit of hilarity (with Ollie eventually joining in) that's absolutely infectious and irresistible--it's impossible to watch without laughing right along with Stan.

Bonnie Scotland (1935) finds L&H in Gunga Din territory (or if you prefer, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer) as they arrive in Scotland hoping to collect "MacLaurel's" inheritance, only to end up recruited into a Scottish infantry regiment in the Indian desert. The comedy is mildly compromised by a standard-issue romance plot involving costars June Lang and William Janney, but whenever Stan and Ollie are onscreen, the laughs are consistently plentiful and timelessly entertaining. Adding expert context to the comedy, audio commentaries by film historians and lifelong L&H fans Leonard Maltin and Richard W. Bann are packed with knowledgeable information out each film, the careers of the cast members, working methods at Hal Roach studios, shooting locations, and fascinating anecdotal details (such as the fact that long-time L&H supporting player James Finlayson was the direct inspiration for Homer Simpson's beloved exclamation, "D'Oh!" on TV's long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons. The package is rounded out by "Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story," an excellent TCM feature-length documentary, narrated by Chevy Chase, that extensively chronicles the many varieties of short subjects produced during the 1930's and '40s--essentially an extension of Vaudeville and newsreels that gave rise to many of Hollywood's finest performers during the golden age of the studio system. All in all, this is a perfect DVD set for longtime Laurel & Hardy fans, or newcomers to their classic brand of comedy. --Jeff Shannon

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They were one of the movies' most successful and best-loved comic duos, probably because their irresistible slapstick antics were underscored by an indomitable optimism. Beginning with shorts made at the Hal Roach Studios, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy struck a universal chord by sharing a contentious yet benign friendship that always survived whatever indignities their mutual bumbling brought upon them. This TCM Archives two-disc collection focuses on the team at their zenith during the sound era and spotlights two features produced by Roach for MGM. The Devil's Brother (1933) (also known as Fra Diavolo) is a laugh-filled adaptation of the Auber operetta in which "Stanlio" and "Ollio" tangle with a notorious robber baron. The delightful Bonnie Scotland (1935) is a misadventure that takes the boys to Scotland and India.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Boys are brought back....as they should!, May 8 2007

By	Robert Badgley (London,Ontario,Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This new Laurel and Hardy release by Turner is a long awaited and fitting release for THE greatest film comedy team of all time.
The films have obviously been "worked on" and look the best I've ever seen them.The soundtracks also have benefited greatly as I found that they were quite tinny in the past and now they sound wonderful.It is amazing when watching movies of this age in such good condition how much it enhances the total experience.
After viewing this set I could only sigh and wish that MGM had had the foresight and retained the copyright on ALL the Boys feature films and shorts.That way we would have had good quality releases from well preserved prints instead of the crap that Hallmark(the current "owners"of the majority of the Boys product)are giving us.
This two disc set has the movies "Bonnie Scotland" and "Fra Diavolo" on one and the extras on the other.The best thing on the second disc is the wonderfully rare and tantalizing two-strip technicolour clip from "The Rogue Song".It doesn't last long but it certainly leaves one salivating for more.The documentary also included is called:"The Hollywood Shorts Story" narrated by Chevy Chase.It is a rather banal documentary on the whole and really wouldn't normally be worthy of any mention if it wasn't for some of the rare clips that are included.It also makes you realize what a goldmine of film many of the major studios are sitting on
and makes you ask "why aren't many of these short subjects being released today"?
Also included on the second disc are Laurel and Hardy(only)clips from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929","Hollywood Party" and "Pick a Star".I deducted one star from the rating for the very reason that we are given clips only.I cannot fathom why the entire films weren't released in toto!? The films merits are of no consequence because watching these scenes within the films themselves not only serves to enhance ones viewing(i.e seeing them in context) but more importantly it impresses upon the viewer just WHY the Boys were included in them in the first place.
I can only hope Turner has the good judgement to release these films sometime in the future along with the only other product they hold copyright on,"Air Raid Wardens" and "Nothing But Trouble".
Until then we have this set to enjoy and a generally praise worthy one it is at that.The films are in great condition and Turner is to be given high marks for their work on them.I thought they let the "ball drop" though on the second disc with a lacklustre documentary and clips only of the Boys from other movies(excepting the "Rogue Song") but they are in as good a shape technically as their counterparts on disc one and all in all this is a fitting release for the great Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
*Take note Hallmark*

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1.0 out of 5 stars AN INSULT TO SCOTTISH PEOPLE, April 29 2000

By	John (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bonnie Scotland (VHS Tape)

This is the worst Laurel and Hardy film, for one it isnt funny, and two the supporting cast's ability to play Scottish people was awful, more than half the people in the cast have American accents. I have an example, the leading actress has the strongest American accent of them and she says: "I don't want to leave Scotland, I have lived here my whole life". Give me a break.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hoot mon!, Jan 8 2000

By	Joe Libby (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bonnie Scotland (VHS Tape)

While BONNIE SCOTLAND doesn't qualify as a classic, it's still lots of fun for Laurel and Hardy fans. The film's main problem is it's uncomfortable grafting of the boy's comedy onto a melodramatic B-picture storyline. June Lang and William Janney are the romantic leads, but unfortunately their roles are rather shallow and unsympathetic. Thankfully, Stan and Ollie's scenes are good enough to keep the film moving and enjoyable. Highlights include the boys innocently wreaking havoc in a Scottish boarding house, their improvised dance to "One Hundred Pipers," and Stan's constant inability to keep in step with the rest of the Scottish army unit! There are also good comic moments from James Finalyson, Mary Gordon and diminutive Daphne Pollard (hilarious as a cockney chambermaid). The picture and sound on this video transfer are sharp and clear.

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