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Author : William K. Everson
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806501464
For the first time, all 99 Laurel and Hardy comedies, from early two-reelers through classic shorts and great features, are fully documented with cast-lists, credits and plot outlines. 400 photos.
Author : William K. Everson
Publisher : New York : Citadel Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126990980
For the first time, all 99 Laurel and Hardy comedies, from early two-reelers through classic shorts and great features, are fully documented with cast-lists, credits and plot outlines. 400 photos.
Author : Randy Skretvedt,Jordan R. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Comedy films
ISBN : 094041077X
Author : W. K. Everson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0806503734
Author : William K. Everson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:470052551
Author : William K Everson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1983-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 5550657090
Author : Rob Stone,David Wyatt,Randy Skretvedt
Publisher : Split Reel
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0965238407
Author : Simon Louvish
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312266516
A biography of Laurel and Hardy describes their original teaming in the 1927 short, "Duck Soup, " their considerable innovations, and their ongoing influence.
Author : Michael Bliss
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781538101544
One of America’s most beloved comic duos, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have entertained generations of viewers with their unique, heartwarming brand of slapstick comedy. The pair’s teamwork and friendship set their films apart, softening both pratfalls and hardships, and earning them a cherished place in cinema history. From their first joint on-screen appearance in 1921’s The Lucky Dog through their work at the Hal Roach studios, their comic signature remained unique. But what made the films of Laurel and Hardy so enduring? In Laurel and Hardy’s Comic Catastrophes: Laughter and Darkness in the Features and Short Films, Michael Bliss illustrates why these films continue to make audiences laugh. Combining an appreciation for the pleasure that these films elicit with a critical examination of what made them work, Bliss first investigates the milieu in which the pair’s comedy takes place. The author then explores Stan and Ollie’s friendship and their troubled—and troubling—relationships with women. The book also features a detailed discussion of Stan Laurel’s approach to gag structure, while the remainder of the book focuses on many of the pair’s silent and sound films, such as Duck Soup, Pack Up Your Troubles, Chickens Come Home, and The Music Box. By delving into the pair’s films—including several neglected short films—in greater detail than any previous work, this volume provides readers with a fundamental understanding of Stan and Ollie’s universal appeal. Featuring an extensive filmography, Laurel and Hardy’s Comic Catastrophes will engage a wide audience, from film scholars to fans of humor everywhere.
Author : Ted Okuda,James L. Neibaur
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786489879
Long before his momentous teaming with Oliver Hardy, comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965) was a motion picture star in his own right. From his film debut in Nuts in May (1917) through his final solo starring effort Should Tall Men Marry? (1928), Laurel headlined dozens of short comedies for a variety of producers and production companies, often playing characters far removed from the meek, dimwitted "Stanley" persona that we know and love. This is a film-by-film look at the pictures Stan made as a solo artist, as well as those he wrote and directed for other stars, shows his development as a movie comedian and filmmaker. Comedy legend Jerry Lewis, a longtime friend and admirer of Stan Laurel, provides an affectionate and eloquent foreword. Included are several rare photographs and production stills.
Author : William K. Everson
Publisher : Virgin Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0863693792
Author : Norbert Aping
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786451746
The remarkable story behind the planning, development and marketing of Laurel and Hardy's ill-received final film, Atoll K, has been little explored. Details on the script development, cast, crew, locations, and even basic information on running times and release dates have been sketchy at best since the film's 1951 release. This work reconstructs the circumstances surrounding this unusual international co-production (Atoll K was a French-Italian film with English-speaking stars). Through lost documents detailing the film's production and funding, previously unreleased behind-the-scenes photos, and a rare interview with French movie star Suzy Delair, the author explores the continuous changes to the film's script during its chaotic production and the final marketing of the film's many different versions (Atoll K was also released as Robinson Crusoeland in the United Kingdom and as Utopia in the United States). Several appendices detail alternative sequences and cut scenes in various versions of the film and include French box-office reports from 1951 to 1952 as well as a complete filmography.
Author : Randy Skretvedt
Publisher : Bonaventure Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1937878074
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy improvised many of the scenes for their classic comedies while the cameras were rolling, which meant that some excellent material in their scripts was lost - until now. Twenty complete, original screenplays for their short subjects are presented here for the the very first time. They include a treasure trove of unused but hilarious comedy routines. Among them is the entire script for a proposed 1926 comedy, never filmed, which would have been the comedians' first film as a team. The scripts are illustrated with 150 rare photos; many of them vividly depict the process of making the films. Introductions for each entry detail the fascinating differences between the scripts and the movies made from them. Full cast and credit information is also included. This collection of fabulous rarities is essential for any admirer of Stan and Ollie.
Author : Kyp Harness
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476608419
From the early days of film came Laurel and Hardy, a comedy team that created slapstick hilarity from life's simplest situations. Some seventy years after their heyday, Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Oliver Norvell "Babe" Hardy are still remembered for the comic chaos they created in film shorts. They gave us something to laugh at by reminding us of our own foibles, in a way that was genuine and unpretentious. The lanky Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and portly Ollie Hardy (1892-1957) had but one objective: to create as many laughs as would fit in one short film. And that, they did. The book begins by exploring their comedy in the early days of film. A chapter is dedicated to each of "the boys"--Laurel from Ulverston, England, and Hardy from the state of Georgia--as a person and performer. Further chapters explore the slapstick and gags of Laurel and Hardy and how the pair survived the transition to sound that left behind many actors of the day. It was only when they began to work for large studios, churning out cookie-cutter scripts, that their art began to lose its way. The book takes the reader through the ups and downs of their careers and to a final comeback. A filmography lists works from 1917 to 1951 with information on availability.
Author : John McCabe
Publisher : Robson Books Limited
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-06-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1861056060
This delightful biography conveys the warmth and humour of the much-loved duo whose hilarious escapades convulsed a generation of movie-goers and who continue to acquire new worldwide audiences via the medium of television. Describing the book as 'positively miraculous', the Times Literary Supplement was moved to add 'it is difficult to see how this book could be improved upon'.
