Anything But Silent
LAUREL & HARDY SHORTS
Tuesday, December 5th at 7:30
PM
With live accompaniment by Ben Model
In this collection of hilarious silent shorts starring
legendary comedians Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy, our side-splitting duo play
a collection of unforgettable characters that include two vagabonds hiding out
in a mansion, a millionaire and his Scottish nephew, a pair of escaped
prisoners, and bungling private detectives! This selection of shorts has been newly restorations by
Lobster Films and is presented courtesy of Flicker Alley. (79 mins)
Duck Soup: Laurel
and Hardy play two vagabonds who take refuge in a mansion. When a young couple
drops by to inquire about renting the place, Stan and Ollie pose as the owner
and maid of the house. (1927, 20 mins)
Putting Pants On
Philip: A Millionaire (Hardy) goes to the docks to meet his Scottish
nephew, Philip (Laurel) but is aghast at Philip's appearance in traditional
kilt, and does all he can to avoid being seen with him. (1927, 20 mins)
The Second Hundred
Years: Posing as painters, Little Goofy (Stan) and Big Goofy (Ollie) escape
from prison. They elude the cops by painting everything in sight! (1927, 20
mins)
Do Detectives Think?:
A murderer vows revenge on a judge (Finlayson) for sentencing him to
death, so the judge hires two bungling private detectives (Laurel and Hardy)
for protection. (1927, 19 mins)
