Actor: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, June Lang, William Janney, Anne Grey, Vernon Steele
Director: Hal Roach
Genre: Comedy
Year: N/A
Studio: Turner Classic Movie
Length: 518
Released: April 18, 2006
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: Black & White
Language: English, French
Subtitles : English, Spanish, French
DESCRIPTION:
They were one of the movies' most successful and best-loved comic duos, probably because their irresistible slapstick antics were underscored by an indomitable optimism. Beginning with shorts made at the Hal Roach Studios, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy struck a universal chord by sharing a contentious yet benign friendship that always survived whatever indignities their mutual bumbling brought upon them. This TCM Archives two-disc collection focuses on the team at their zenith during the sound era and spotlights two features produced by Roach for MGM. The Devil's Brother (1933) (also known as Fra Diavolo) is a laugh-filled adaptation of the Auber operetta in which "Stanlio" and "Ollio" tangle with a notorious robber baron. The delightful Bonnie Scotland (1935) is a misadventure that takes the boys to Scotland and India.
Special Features
- Disc One:
- The Devil's Brother (1933)
- Bonnie Scotland (1935)
- Commentaries on both movies by Laurel and Hardy aficionados Richard W. Bann and Leonard Maltin
- Introductions by Turner Classic Movies Host Robert Osborne
- Disc Two:
- Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story 2002 TCM Feature-length documentary
- Vintage Laurel and Hardy excerpts from feature films: magic act segment from The Hollywood Revue of 1929, fragment from Rogue Song (1930), two segments from Hollywood Party (1934), three segments from Pick a Star (1937)
- Theatrical Trailers