Laurel & Hardy: The Silent Years (1927) (Blu-ray)

Directed by Fred L. Guiol, Clyde Bruckman, Frank Butler, Jess Robbins

Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Florence Gilbert, Glenn Tyron, William Austin, Madeleine Hurlock, Priscilla Dean, Mae Busch, Vivien Oakland, Charlotte Mineau, Viola Richard, Malcolm Waite, James Finlayson, Anita Garvin, Max Davidson, Spec O'Donnell

Contributors: Irving G. Ries, Hal Roach, George Stevens, Floyd Jackman

Studio: Eureka
Main Language:
Silent - English intertitles
Region: Region B
Release Date: 27 Jan 2025
Originally Issued: 1927
No of Discs: 2
Weight: 90g
Dimensions: 135 x 15 x 171 (mm)
Genre: Short feature
BBFC Cert: (U) Universal, suitable for all.
Rental/Retail: Retail/Rental
Run Time: 315 minutes

Description

Collection of silent comedy shorts starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, from the first film they appeared in together in 1921 to the various projects they worked on together during 1927, the first year of their official partnership. The shorts are: 'Lucky Dog' (1921), '45 Minutes from Hollywood' (1926), 'Duck Soup' (1927), 'Slipping Wives' (1927), 'Love 'Em and Weep' (1927), 'Why Girls Love Sailors' (1927), 'With Love and Hisses' (1927), 'Sailors, Beware!' (1927), 'Do Detectives Think?' (1927), 'Flying Elephants' (1927), 'Sugar Daddies', (1927) 'The Second 100 Years' (1927), 'Call of the Cuckoo' (1927), 'Putting Pants On Philip' (1927) and 'The Battle of the Century' (1927).

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Interviews: Neil Brand (silent film accompanist); Stan Laurel (actor, 1957 and 1959).
• Commentary: David Kalat (film historian/writer): 'Lucky Dog', '45 Minutes from Hollywood', 'Duck Soup', 'Slipping Wives' and 'Love `em and Weep'; Patrick Vasey (author/podcaster): 'Why Girls Love Sailors', 'With Love and Hisses', 'Sailors Beware' and 'The Second 100 Years'; Chris Seguin and Kyp Harness: 'Do Detectives Think?' and 'The Battle of the Century'; Glenn Mitchell: 'Flying Elephants', 'Sugar Daddies', 'Call of the Cuckoo' and 'Putting Pants On Philip'; Neil Brand: 'The Second 100 Years' and 'The Battle of the Century'.
• Other Documentary: 'Laurel & Hardy in the UK' (1932).
• Bonus Tracks: Alternate Robert Youngson score on 'Putting Pants On Philip', restored by Stephen C. Horne