The Oliver Hardy collection : eight comedy classics, showcasing an American Slapstick legend

Author

Larry Semon

Call Number

• DVD COMEDY (CEN)

Languages

Silent with English intertitles and added musical soundtrack.

Performers

Oliver Hardy, Larry Semon, Bobby Ray, Vivian Oakand, Stan Laurel, Glenn Tryon, Mildred June, Clyde Cook.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Kino on Video, c2005.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (184 min.) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"Better known as the rotund half of the classic comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, Oliver Hardy had an early career as a solo silent comic. This collection of 8 silent comedy shorts reveals the evolution of Hardy's comic mastery as well as showcasing many lesser-known stars of the slapstick era".--Container.

Notes

Originally released as motion pictures between 1922 and 1926.

Includes: 45 minutes from Hollywood, the first Hal Roach produced film with Laurel and Hardy together.

Contents

• The show / directors, Larry Semon, Norman Taurog (1922, 25 min.)
• Stick around / director, Ward Hayes (1925, 24 min.)
• Along came Auntie / director, Fred Guiol, Richard Wallace (1926, 23 min.)
• 45 minutes from Hollywood / director Fred Guiol (1926, 21 min.)
• Crazy to act / director, Earl Rodney (1927, 25 min.)
• The sawmill / directors, Larry Semon, Norman Taurog (1921, 25 min.)
• Should sailors marry? / directors, James Parrott, Jess Robbins (1925, 18 min.)
• Hop to it! / director, Ted Burnstein (1925, 23 min.)