The Final Film Of Laurel And Hardy

Author : Norbert Aping
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786451746

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The Final Film of Laurel and Hardy by Norbert Aping Pdf

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,Jordan R. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Comedy films
ISBN : 094041077X

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Laurel and Hardy by Randy Skretvedt,Jordan R. Young Pdf

Author : William K. Everson
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0806501464

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The Complete Films of Laurel and Hardy by William K. Everson Pdf

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 : 242 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015040609383

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The Films of Laurel & Hardy by William K. Everson Pdf

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 : Simon Louvish
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312266516

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Stan and Ollie: The Roots of Comedy by Simon Louvish Pdf

A biography of Laurel and Hardy describes their original teaming in the 1927 short, "Duck Soup, " their considerable innovations, and their ongoing influence.

Author : Ted Okuda,James L. Neibaur
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786489879

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Stan Without Ollie by Ted Okuda,James L. Neibaur Pdf

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 : Leon Smith
Publisher : Pomegrante Press (CA)
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015025097604

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Following the Comedy Trail by Leon Smith Pdf

This throughly researched guide — complete with maps, photographs and old Hollywood trivia — points readers to Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang film locations.

Author : William K. Everson
Publisher : Virgin Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0863693792

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The Complete Films of Laurel and Hardy by William K. Everson Pdf

Author : W. K. Everson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0806503734

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The Films of Laurel and Hardy by W. K. Everson Pdf

Author : Danny Lawrence
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786485154

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The Making of Stan Laurel by Danny Lawrence Pdf

As an adult, Stan Laurel (1890-1965) lived in the United States. As a boy, he lived in north-east England, the son of a prominent local theatrical figure. This ground-breaking biography examines Laurel's family background, his formative years and his struggle to establish a show business career. Stan retained the emotional bonds forged in his youth throughout his life and visited his boyhood homes during his UK tours with Oliver Hardy. Describing Stan Laurel's key roles in making his films with his partner Oliver Hardy so successful internationally, the book analyzes how Stan's boyhood experiences are often echoed in those films. It also notes his influence on successive generations of comic actors who, to this day, still pay fulsome tribute to him. Included is a selection of photographs relevant to Laurel's boyhood, some related to themes in the Laurel and Hardy comedies.

Author : Randy Skretvedt
Publisher : Bonaventure Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1937878082

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Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies by Randy Skretvedt Pdf

Randy Skretvedt's seminal LAUREL & HARDY: THE MAGIC BEHIND THE MOVIES is generally acknowledged as the gold standard in writing about the work of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Since the book's original release in 1987, it has been updated several times through the early 1990s. But over the last 15 years, author Skretvedt has been compiling an Ultimate Edition of his master work, with nearly 50% more text and quadruple the number of photos of previous editions.Featuring exclusive interviews with the team's co-workers and unfilmed scenes from rare scripts, it describes in the fullest possible detail how Laurel and Hardy created their classic films.In addition: Close to 800 of the images are new to this edition, and include many never-before-published, one-of-a-kind pictures from Babe Hardy s personal collection.Exclusive quotes and fascinating anecdotes from interviews with more than 60 of the team's co-workers, including producer Hal Roach, editors Richard Currier and Bert Jordan, musical director Marvin Hatley, actresses Anita Garvin and Dorothy Granger, and actor Henry Brandon.Detailed accounts of hilarious unused scenes, culled from the original scripts.Details about the locations where the team filmed many of their most famous scenes.Full cast and credit information for each film, providing the names of all the players and their roles as well as previously unknown members of the technical crews. And full information about the musical scores, including the titles of all cues and names of composers.Full information on the many films which are still missing, as well as a section about the new short subjects created for TV

Author : Mark Potts,Dave Shephard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780955531835

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What Was The Film When? The Movies of Laurel and Hardy by Mark Potts,Dave Shephard Pdf

Author : Richard Lewis Ward
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-08-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0809388065

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A History of the Hal Roach Studios by Richard Lewis Ward Pdf

Once labeled the “lot that laugher built,” the Hal Roach Studios launched the comedic careers of such screen icons as Harold Lloyd, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy. With this stable of stars, the Roach enterprise operated for forty-six years on the fringes of the Hollywood studio system during a golden age of cinema and gained notoriety as a producer of short comedies, independent features, and weekly television series. Many of its productions are better remembered today than those by its larger contemporaries. In A History of the Hal Roach Studios, Richard Lewis Ward meticulously follows the timeline of the company’s existence from its humble inception in 1914 to its close in 1960 and, through both its obscure and famous productions, traces its resilience to larger trends in the entertainment business. In the first few decades of the twentieth century, the motion picture industry was controlled by an elite handful of powerful firms that allowed very little room for new competition outside of their established cartel. The few independents that garnered some measure of success despite their outsider status usually did so by specializing in underserved or ignored niche markets. Here, Ward chronicles how the Roach Studios, at the mercy of exclusive distribution practices, managed to repeatedly redefine itself in order to survive for nearly a half-century in a cutthroat environment. Hal Roach’s tactic was to nurture talent rather than exhaust it, and his star players spent the prime of their careers shooting productions on his lot. Even during periods of decline or misdirection, the Roach Studios turned out genuinely original material, such as the screwball classic Topper (1937), the brutally frank Of Mice and Men (1940), and the silent experiment One Million B.C. (1940). Ward’s exploration yields insight into the production and marketing strategies of an organization on the periphery of the theatrical film industry and calls attention to the interconnected nature of the studio system during the classic era. The volume also looks to the early days of television when the prolific Roach Studios embraced the new medium to become, for a time, the premier telefilm producer. Aided by a comprehensive filmography and twenty-seven illustrations, A History of the Hal Roach Studios recounts an overlooked chapter in American cinema, not only detailing the business operations of Roach’s productions but also exposing the intricate workings of Hollywood’s rivalrous moviemaking establishment.

Author : Ronald Bergan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Comedians
ISBN : STANFORD:36105043356109

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The Life and Times of Laurel and Hardy by Ronald Bergan Pdf

Author : Harry Lime
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780244163877

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Laurel & Hardy by Harry Lime Pdf

Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo who performed during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, comprising Englishman Stan Laurel (June 16th, 1890 ? February 23rd, 1965), with American Oliver Hardy (January 18th, 1892 ? August 7th, 1957). They became famous for their slapstick comedy during the late 1920s to the mid-1940s, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend of the pompous bully Hardy. The duo's signature tune known as "The Cuckoo Song", "Ku-Ku", or "The Dance of the Cuckoos," was played over the opening credits of their movies, having become as emblematic of the duo as their bowler hats.