Laurel & Hardy: Year One (Deluxe Edition)

$42.99
Type: New Blu-Ray

 

 A world premiere for all the Laurel and Hardy fans!

Deluxe 2-disc Blu-ray Edition

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy first appeared on film together in 1921, after an initial period in their careers spent apart. The two would formally team up in 1927 and found success by following a simple comic formula that displayed the hilariously ambitious and anarchic qualities of their joint personality. Laurel & Hardy: Year One, The Newly Restored 1927 Silents, as proudly presented by Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films, offers fans new and old the rare opportunity to observe the evolving partnership of the slapstick comedy team that would reach enormous popularity. Featuring all new restorations sourced from

best available materials contributed by archives and collectors around the world restored by Blackhawk Films and Lobster Films in Paris, this comprehensive deluxe Blu-ray 2-disc collection features thirteen extant films produced in 1927 and two additional films from before they were officially a team.

It includes new scores from some of the best silent film composers working today, such as Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Eric le Guen, and Donald Sosin. Arthur Stanley Jefferson for a time understudied Chaplin in England and the US, meanwhile Oliver Norvell Hardy was a talented actor in comedies and melodramas, yet neither had reached the status of movie star.

It became clear upon their merging together that their contradictory physiques and personalities complimented each other perfectly. The team would go on to produce numerous projects together that reached wide acclaim, eventually becoming nearly unanimously considered by film critics, scholars, and movie fans alike, the funniest comedy duo in film history.

Special Materials:

  • Audio Commentary Tracks – For each film by historian Randy Skretvedt
  • Documentary: Restoring Laurel & Hardy – By Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange
  • Laurel & Hardy On-Location – Video Essay by historian John Bengtson on selected location exteriors
  • Hats Off! (1927): Slide Show presentation from this currently lost film
  • Image Galleries – Containing original publicity materials, press reviews, and rare production stills
  • Souvenir Booklet
  • Additional musical scores – Soundtracks for the 1930s French re-releases of three films
  • Audio commentary track for The Battle of the Century – By Randy Skretvedt and Serge Bromberg
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