albert 18th Jul 2019 | | Multi-FormatPit Stop [1969] - Arrow (2014) | The newly commissioned 'artwork' by the talentless Jay Shaw, is so utterly crap and worthless that I saved the artist's embarrassment by not uploading it.
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albert 17th Jul 2019 | | Multi-FormatBlanche - Arrow (2014) | The first 5 Borowczyk Bluray/DVD titles published by Arrow were being offered in a limited boxset along with a thick book on the directors work, special pre-release order price £80 (I think), so I quickly placed my order and got the confirmation. However, the boxset was delayed, and the titles got released individually, and the boxset was still delayed, and the individual titles had been out a while and were starting to get discounted, and the boxset was yet still delayed, and the individual titles were now in danger of being deleted, and did I say the boxset was still delayed, and then the individual titles hit the Fopp shelves at around £8 each, and the boxset STILL hadn't arrived. I cancelled my order and bought the individual titles from Fopp, and just in the nick of time as they were getting deleted. But what about that boxset, the one that was supposed to have been available before the individual titles got released, ...well I did hear that it eventually got released and people now try to sell it on ebay for quite a few £££, but why shell out just to get a book.
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albert 16th Jul 2019 | | DVDThe Big Heat [1953] - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) | Since this disc is already added to the database (twice), I feel that adding details again is just a duplication of work. The only thing that really changes on these European (region 2) DVDs from major distributors such as Sony is the slip, in this case with the text in English. When you put the disc in the dvd player it is going to ask you to select a country, of course it is, it's the same disc that is packaged whichever country you purchase it in!
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albert 15th Jul 2019 | | Multi-FormatContes Immoraux - Arrow (2014) | The bonus features promises to include both versions of the scandalous documentary about vintage erotic artefacts "A Private Collection (1973)". Known as the Oberhausen cut the uncensored version includes animation/photos of banned sexual practices, however it seems that Arrow were unable to get this passed by the BBFC without censorship, so instead we are presented with the full length version but with a blanked out screen whenever an offending image is due to appear.
Note: the accompanying bonus interviews and features reveal that many of the 'vintage' erotic artefacts are nothing of the sort because they were made by Mr Borowczyk himself, however he had such skill in craftsmanship that the items do actually look genuine.
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albert 14th Jul 2019 | | DVDRobbery - Network (2015) | Robbery is restored from the original film elements and presented in the correct 1.66:1 picture format.
The bonus film "The Great British Train Robbery" is the cut-down cinema release of the German TV mini-series Die Gentlemen Bitten Zur Kasse, it is the English dubbed version and is still watchable despite being in relatively poor shape (the original film elements are lost).
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albert 18th May 2019 | | Blu-rayThe Big Combo - Arrow (2018) | Exceedingly uninspired new artwork by Scott Saslow, it's about time Arrow stopped commissioning rubbish like that.
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albert 18th May 2019 | | DVDReign Of Terror [1949] - Koch Media (2013) | Sorry, the notes should just indicate its an official licensed version.
Production = William Cameron Mencies.
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albert 18th May 2019 | | DVDThe Killers [1946] - Koch Media (2014) | Great picture and sound. I had the original Criterion double DVD but found the picture a little too bright and the sound was very hissy, I had the UK Film Noir 'cigarette' boxset version and found the picture a little dark, I had a good one from Denmark which I would have kept if I hadn't got this one (it came in a boxset). So this is my preferred DVD.
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albert 18th May 2019 | | DVDDead On Arrival [1950] - Koch Media (2015) | Added some screenshots from the DVD, as you can see they are much sharper than other DVDs.
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albert 14th Apr 2019 | | DVDThe Best Of Beavis And Butt-Head: Butt-O-Ween / Beavis and Butt-Head Do Christmas - Time-Life Video (2002) | The Time-Life collections were sold cheaply in the USA, supermarkets and the like. They were essentially just budget dvd editions of the popular video tapes, coming out when dvds were just beginning to get popular and video tapes were being phased out.
There were originally 5 Beavis & Butthead '2-fers' and a singular "Hard Cash" which has longer running episodes but less episodes in total. Some time later a double dvd "History of..." was released which was not properly authorised and got withdrawn very quickly making it a very desirable collectors piece.
The dvds are actually multi-region, I have 6 of them (alas not "History Of.."), and as far as I can ascertain the animated stories are uncut, unlike the approved Mike Judge collections, where dialog is often trimmed and whole scenes missing. However, as usual the episodes do not include music video segments with B&B's comments, if that bothers you.
The dvds were sold individually, the 6 originals make up a series, not a boxset.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | The Laurel & Hardy Collection
total run time approximately 68 hours 42 minutes (it says).
Disc 1
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A Chump At Oxford [1940]
After thwarting a bank robbery, the boys are rewarded with an education at Oxford. When Stan gets hit on the head, he becomes the brilliant Lord Paddington - an Oxford scholar of years passed.
From Soup To Nuts [1928 silent]
Stan and Ollie are hired as waiters for a affluent dinner party. As the boys spill food and take falls, the host of the dinner party (Anita Garvin) just can't seem to eat that cherry from the top of her fruit cocktail.
Another Fine Mess [1930]
While Colonel Blood is on safari, two bums on the run (Stan and Ollie) take shelter in his basement. But when a young couple wishes to rent the home, Ollie must pass himself off as the real owner, while Stan becomes both the maid and the butler. A reworking of the 1927 silent short Duck Soup.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 2
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County Hospital [1932]
Thanks to Stan's clumsiness, a recuperating Ollie is forced to leave his hospital bed prematurely. While waiting for Ollie to be discharged, Stan accidentally injects himself with a sedative filled needle, then with Stan driving, the ride home is quite an experience.
Them Thar Hills [1934]
On the advice of the doctor, the boys take a trip to the mountains. The unsuspecting Laurel and Hardy drink plenty of spiked mountain water and share it with the stranded Mrs Hall, while Mr Hall gases his car. He returns to find his drunken wife and the boys.
Tit For Tat [1935]
The boys own an electrical supply store. They are unable to strike up a friendship with the neighbouring grocery store owner, the result is an exchange of disturbances in both stores.
Nominated as the Best Short Subject Comedy in January 1936, its the sequel to Them Thar Hills.
Perfect Day [1929]
A family picnic in the country is what Stan and Ollie have in mind, until they encounter trouble with their car, their neighbours, and their uncle (played by Edgar Kennedy).
They Go Boom! [1929]
Stan tries everything he can think of to cure Ollie's illness.
Leave 'Em Laughing [1928 silent]
After Stan's efforts at pulling his aching tooth fail, Ollie takes him to a dentist. At the dentist's office, both Stan and Ollie are filled with laughing gas, soon after they cause havoc when then try to drive.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 3
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Way Out West [1937]
Stan and Ollie arrive in Brushwood Gulch, to deliver the deed to a gold mine to the daughter of an old friend. Finlayson passes off his girlfriend as the daughter, so the boys give her the deed. When they realise their mistake, they try everything they can to steal the deed back.
One Good Turn [1931]
When a sweet old lady provides a meal for Stan and Ollie, they overhear a villain threatening to evict her because her mortgage money has been stolen. To help the lady, the boys try to auction their car. A drunk, bidding on the car, accidentally sticks his wallet in Stan's pocket. When Ollie discovers Stan's new found fortune, he turns him over to the old lady as a thief. The result is that Ollie has made a "faux pas", because the old lady was only rehearsing for a play.
Thicker Than Water [1935]
When Ollie misses a payment on his furniture, Stan convinces him to get all of the money from the bank and pay the furniture off. Along the way they manage to spend most of the money on a grandfather clock at an auction, but of course the clock is smashed by a truck on the way home.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 4
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Beau Hunks [1931]
Devastated at being brushed aside by his dear "Jeanie-Weenie," Ollie decides to join the Foreign Legion to help forget, of course Stan must go along too. The boys run up against a tough commandant who sends them to Fort Arid to protect the fort from the "Riffs."
Our Wife [1931]
Because the bride's father objects to the marriage, Ollie and his fiance are forced to elope.
Helpmates [1931]
Ollie is in big trouble; his wife is coming home at noon and his house is a disaster from a party the night before. He calls Stan to help him and the house eventually gets cleaned up, in spite of Stan's help. While Ollie goes to pick up his wife, Stan tries to build a fire in the fireplace to disastrous effect. Ollie returns home with a black eye, no wife, and sees that Stan has accidentally burned down his home. One of the boys funniest shorts.
Me And My Pal [1933]
Ollie is to marry the daughter of a rich oil man. When Stan arrives with his wedding present (a jigsaw puzzle), everyone becomes obsessed with completing the puzzle.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 5
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Our Relations [1936]
Bert and Alf are sailors on shore leave, in the same town that Stan and Ollie live. Unbeknownst to any of them, Alf and Bert are Stan and Ollie's identical twin brothers. When the sailors get a hold of their captain's valuable ring, a couple of robbers come after the boys, unfortunately they are after the wrong pair.
Brats [1930 later version]
The boys must spend the night babysitting their sons - who are pint-sized versions of their fathers. As the title implies, their sons are less than angelic in their antics.
Twice Two [1933]
The boys are celebrating their wedding anniversary of marrying each others' sister. Mrs Laurel and Mrs Hardy don't seem to be able to function any better together than their husbands.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 6
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The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case [1930]
While fishing at the pier, Ollie makes Stan aware that Ebeneezer Laurel, a wealthy man, has died and that all of the heirs should show up for the reading of the will. The boys arrive on a rainy night only to learn that the old man was murdered.
Noche De Duendes
("Night of the Goblins", Spanish combined version of The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case & Berth Marks).
Berth Marks [1929]
Vaudevillians, Stan and Ollie, are train bound to Pottsville. After accidentally causing the other passengers to engage in a clothes ripping melee, the boys get all tangled up with one another while changing into their pyjamas in their upper berth.
Oliver The Eighth [1934]
Ollie responds to a newspaper ad from a wealthy widow who is seeking a husband. When Stan finds out he wants a cut of the riches. Unfortunately, the woman was once jilted by a man named Oliver, and she seeks to find her revenge on a Mr Hardy.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 7
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Block-Heads [1938]
Ollie brings Stan, his old war buddy, over for a home cooked meal. Ollie soon finds out that his friend hadn't changed a bit in the twenty years since the war. Ollie's car is wrecked, his apartment blown up, and his marriage ruined shortly after Stan's arrival.
Unaccustomed As We Are [1929]
Ollie's wife is tired of making dinner for his friends, so when Stan arrives for a meal they need the help of the woman who lives across the hall. The woman's husband, a police officer, comes looking for his wife - who is now in her underwear because her dress caught fire - so the boys try to hide her in a trunk.
With Love And Hisses [1927 silent]
Stan is a rather wimpy private, who is prone to weeping. His Sergeant (Ollie) and captain (Finlayson) give him orders which he is bound to foul up.
Should Married Men Go Home? [1928 silent]
Stan and Ollie head for the golf course where they form a foursome with two young ladies that results in a mud fight between other golfers.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 8
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Chickens Come Home [1931]
Fertiliser salesman Ollie is running for mayor, but a fling he had years ago has come back to haunt him...in person. While Ollie and his wife are hosting a dinner party, Stan unsuccessfully tries to keep the woman under control. When she shows up at the party, Ollie's happy evening and political career come to an end.
Politiquerias ("Playing at Politics", Spanish extended version of Chickens Come Home).
Come Clean [1931]
Stan and Ollie go out to pick up some ice cream, when they stumble upon a woman about to throw herself off of a bridge. They stop her, only to find out that she now finds them responsible for her being alive and therefore they must now take care of her...or she'll accuse them of trying to kill her.
Love 'Em And Weep [1927 silent]
Stan's boss is being blackmailed by an old flame, and it is Stan's job to keep her out of the way until her demands can be met.
Sugar Daddies [1927 silent]
Finlayson plays a rich businessman who wakes up to find that he doesn't remember getting married the night before. His lawyer (Stan) and butler (Ollie) try to help him out of this predicament.
Early To Bed [1928 silent]
Ollie has just received a fortune from his late uncle so now he lives in luxury, with Stan as his servant. But Stan can only take so much of Ollie's abuse before he fights back.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 9
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The Bohemian Girl [1936]
The boys adopt an abandoned gypsy girl, only later to find out that she is really a princess.
On The Loose [1932]
The boys make a cameo appearance in this Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts short.
That's My Wife [1929 silent]
Ollie is going to collect a big inheritance from his uncle, as long as he can prove that he is happily married. When Stan causes Mrs Hardy to leave Ollie, Stan must become Mrs Hardy in order to convince the uncle of their happiness.
Along Came Auntie [1926 silent]
A divorced woman is set to receive $100,000 and quarts of diamonds from her divorce-disapproving aunt. Having taken in her first husband as a lodger, due to financial difficulties, and now living with her second husband, she must act to convince her aunt that she is still married to her first husband - which is not taken gracefully by her second husband.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 10
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Laughing Gravy [1931]
The boys bring their dog up to their room on a dark and stormy night. Of course trying to keep little Laughing Gravy a secret from the landlord is easier said than done.
Les Carottiers (French combined version of Laughing Gravy and Be Big, see also disc 18).
The Fixer-Uppers [1935]
The boys are selling greeting cards door to door when they meet Mrs Pierre Gustave. Upset with her husband due to his lack of attention, she offers Ollie $50 to make her husband jealous. Ollie is so convincing that Pierre challenges Ollie to as duel at midnight.
Slipping Wives [1927 silent]
Stan is hired by an artist's wife to make her husband jealous, but he has trouble distinguishing the wife's husband from her male friend. Ollie plays the butler, and does nothing but add to Stan's problem.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 11
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Saps At Sea [1940]
A doctor prescribes an ocean voyage to cure Ollie of his illness, so the boys rents a boat. They plan on leaving it tied to the dock - until their goat eats through the mooring line! Worst of all, they are now adrift at sea with an escaped criminal who was hiding on the boat.
You're Darn Tootin' [1928 silent] AKA The Music Blasters.
After losing their jobs in an orchestra, the boys find themselves playing their less-than-harmonious music on the streets. The stress of their situation turns them against each other, which causes a street fight between them and anyone else who may be on the street.
Below Zero [1930]
Stan and Ollie are down-and-out musicians, who happen upon a lost wallet. Unfortunately the wallet is the property of the local cop on the beat.
Tiembla Y Titubea ("Shivering and Shaking", Spanish extended version of Below Zero).
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 12
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Scram! [1932]
The boys are banned from town by an angry judge. On the way out they help out a drunk by taking him to his home, but the drunk realises that its not his home and leaves. The boys innocently help the lady of the house - who had fainted - come to with water, but the water is really gin. Her husband comes home to find his wife drunk and the boys with her. The husband is none other than the judge who banned them from town.
Night Owls [1930]
Stan and Ollie are vagrants. Hired by Officer Edgar Kennedy to rob his chief's own home, Kennedy sets it up so that he can make the arrest - with the promise that he will get the boys off after he catches them.
Ladrones ("Thieves", Spanish extended version of Night Owls)
The Second Hundred Years [1927 silent]
Stan and Ollie escape from prison by posing as painters.
Call Of The Cuckoo [1927 silent]
Mr Gimplewart becomes tired of the antics of his neighbours (Laurel, Hardy, Charley Chase, & James Finlayson), so he moves...only to find his new home is a disaster.
Duck Soup [1927 silent]
While Colonel Blood is on safari two hobos (Stan and Ollie) take shelter in his mansion. But when a young couple wishes to rent the home the boys must pass themselves off as the real owners.
Forty-Five Minutes From Hollywood [1926 silent]
A simple country boy hopes to pay off his mortgage by going to Hollywood. While there he encounters a group of bank robbers disguised as a film crew. When they are found out a chase leads to the Hollywood Hotel, where Ollie plays the hotel detective. Stan is also a guest at the hotel, portraying a washed up actor. Stan and Ollie have no scenes together.
Big Business [1929 silent]
Christmas tree salesmen Stan and Ollie are not too successful in their attempts to make a sale. Their last attempt starts out as a simple rejection and winds up as an all out battle.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 13
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Sons Of The Desert [1933]
The boys take an oath at their lodge, pledging that they will attend the annual convention in Chicago. Unfortunately, their wives won't let them go, so Ollie comes down with a phoney illness, saying the only cure is a sea voyage, and he insists that Stan accompany him. As they return from the convention, they find that the ship they were allegedly on has sunk and many passengers are missing.
We Faw Down [1928 silent] AKA We Slip Up
Stan and Ollie tell their wives that they are going to see a show, when they really plan to join a poker game. On the way to the game they attempt to help two women and end up falling in a muddy gutter. They return to the womens' place to let their clothes dry, and proceed to get drunk They are then thrown out by a jealous boyfriend.
Their Purple Moment [1928 silent]
The boys plan to go out for a night on the town. Earlier, Stan's wife finds his secret hiding place and substitutes all of his money with cigar coupons. Stan doesn't realise this until he and Ollie have run up a large bill at the restaurant.
On The Wrong Trek [1936]
The boys have a cameo as hitchhikers in this Charley Chase short.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 14
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Busy Bodies [1933]
Stan and Ollie work at a sawmill where they create one mess after another.
Double Whoopee [1929 silent]
Stan and Ollie are the new doorman and bellboy at a classy hotel.
Hog Wild [1930] AKA Aerial Antics.
Ollie tries to mount a radio antenna upon the roof, that is until Stan shows up and sends him crashing to the ground.
Dirty Work [1933]
The boys are chimney sweeps. They can't quite seem to clean it, but they have no problem destroying the chimney. The house is owned by a mad scientist who eventually tries his experiment out on Ollie.
The Finishing Touch [1928 silent]
A man offers Stan and Ollie $500 if they can finish construction on his home by noon the following Monday. Only four things stand in their way: the nurse at the hospital next door, Kennedy the cop, and Stan and Ollie themselves.
The Music Box [1932]
The boys have to deliver a piano to a house at the top of a huge flights of stairs. Laurel and Hardy's only Oscar winning film.
Hats Off [1927]
(just stills gallery, no print of this film is known to exist.)
Stan and Ollie are door to door washing machine salesmen, who have to drag their merchandise to the top of a huge flight of stairs.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 15
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Pack Up Your Troubles [1932]
Laurel & Hardy take care of the daughter of one of their war buddies, who didn't make it home. The boys try searching for the girl's grandparents, all that they know is their last name is Smith and they live in New York.
Their First Mistake [1932]
Mrs Hardy is upset that her husband spends too much time with Stan. Stan suggests that Ollie adopt a baby to occupy his wife so that they could go out. When they return home with a baby they find out that Mrs Hardy has filed for a divorce.
Putting Pants On Philip [1928]
A young Scot named Philip (Stan) has arrived in America. His uncle (Ollie) has the misfortune of meeting him at the dock and watching over him. Philip's weakness for chasing women and refusal to trade his kilts for pants is enough to drive his uncle to frustration.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 16
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The Live Ghost [1934]
After shanghaiing some men, the boys wind up getting shanghaied as well. The crew believes that their ship is haunted, which angers the captain. He threatens to injure anyone who says the word "ghost" in his presence. When the boys see a shipmate (that they think is dead) covered in white paint, they announce to the captain that they've seen a ghost.
Sailors Beware! [1927 silent]
Stan winds up at sea with a jewel thief, her midget husband, and a flirtatious Oliver Hardy who can't stay away from the women passengers.
Two Tars [1928 silent]
Stan and Ollie are two sailors who spend their day of shore leave stuck in a traffic jam. When tempers flare, one fight begins to lead to another.
Men O'War [1929]
Stan and Ollie are sailors on shore leave. They meet two women at the park, for whom they buy sodas and then rent a rowing boat for a turn on the lake.
Any Old Port! [1932]
After the manager of the boys' hotel vows vengeance upon them for ruining his marriage plans they hit the streets in need of some quick cash. Stan enters a boxing match to win some money and naturally finds that his opponent is none other than the hotel manager.
Why Girls Love Sailors [1927 silent]
When Stan's fiancé is kidnapped he poses as a woman to try and get her back. Unfortunately his masquerade is a little too convincing when the kidnapper falls for him too.
Towed In A Hole [1933]
Fish salesmen Laurel and Hardy go to the junk yard to buy a boat to catch their own fish. In spite of their efforts, the boat is restored, and soon after demolished.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 17
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Swiss Miss [1938]
Unable to pay their dinner bill, the boys must work at the Alpen Hotel to pay off their debt. Composer Victor Albert goes to the hotel to create his masterpiece, only to be followed by his wife Anna. She goes disguised as a hotel chambermaid and Ollie falls in love with her. In the end, Anna and Victor have a happy reunion and a gorilla gets it's revenge on the boys after an earlier encounter.
The Chimp [1932]
When the circus folds, Stan wins the flea circus and Ollie wins "Ethel" the chimp in lieu of their salary. The boys have their work cut out for them trying to get Ethel past their landlord - whose wife is also named Ethel. Chaos reigns when the landlord hears the name Ethel coming from the boy's room.
Flying Elephants [1927 silent]
Stan and Ollie are cavemen, competing against each other for a mate.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 18
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Blotto [1930]
Ollie takes Stan out for a night on the town, not aware that they have become intoxicated on a non-alcoholic concoction.
La Vida Nocturna ("The Nocturnal Life", Spanish extended version of Blotto)
Be Big [1931]
The boys are almost on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a 'lodge' buddy who tells him that a stag party is taking place that night. Ollie pretends to be sick and sends the wives on ahead, promising that he and Stan will meet them in the morning.
Los Calaveras
("The Gay Blades", Spanish combined version of Laughing Gravy and Be Big, see also disc 10).
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 19
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Pardon Us [1931]
The boys sell some home made alcohol to a cop during prohibition and are sent to prison. In prison they find it hard to get along with their tough cell mate and have some misadventures. Eventually they inadvertently thwart a prison break, which gets them pardoned.
The Hoose-Gow [1929]
The boys are wrongly imprisoned and end up in a labour camp.
The Battle Of The Century [1928 silent]
Ollie is the manager of Stan...the world's worst prize fighter. After Stan looses another fight Ollie buys an insurance policy on Stan, and then tries to create an accident so they can collect.
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albert 11th Apr 2019 | | DVD Box SetLaurel And Hardy : The Collection - Universal (2004) | Disc 20
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Going Bye-Bye! [1934]
The boy's courtroom testimony helps to convict a criminal, who vows his revenge as soon as he can break out of prison. The boys decide to leave town. They find a woman who will join them, in order to share expenses. Unfortunately her boyfriend got locked in a trunk and the boys free him only to find out that he is in fact the criminal that they helped get convicted! A remake of the silent short Love 'Em and Weep.
Do Detectives Think? [1927 silent]
A judge who has just sentenced a man to death calls on two detectives, Stan and Ollie, for protection.
Habeas Corpus [1929 silent]
The boys are hired by a mad scientist to steel a dead body from the cemetery for an experiment.
Angora Love [1929 silent]
A goat follows Stan and Ollie everywhere after Stan gives it some food. They end up taking it home and trying to give it a bath because it smells so bad.
Bacon Grabbers [1929 silent]
The boys have a subpoena to repossess a radio from Edgar Kennedy, which they eventually get...and manage to destroy.
The Midnight Patrol [1933]
Officers Laurel and Hardy are sent to investigate a man breaking into a house, but unfortunately they lose the address. When they find what they think is the house they break in, in order to get their man, however the house is actually owned by their Chief.
Liberty [1929 silent]
Two escaped convicts, Stan and Ollie, dump their prison clothes for street clothes. Realising they have each other's pants, a change must be made. By the time they find a private place to change they are on top of an unfinished skyscraper.
Wrong Again [1929 silent]
The boys are working at a stable when they are told that "Blue Boy" (a painting) is missing and the millionaire owner wants it back. When they think that "Blue Boy" (a horse) is the missing possession they deliver it to the millionaire's mansion.
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