Laurel & Hardy. the newly restored 1928 silents. Year two
(Blu-ray)

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Bonus features: audio commentary tracks by historians and authors Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann; exclusive rare audio; additional music scores; Laurel & Hardy on-location in Year two; Now I'll tell one (1927); Eve's love letters (1927); Galloping ghosts (1928); A pair of tights (1929); George Mann's home movies; A complete, 20-minute interview by Tony Thomas with Stan Laurel, recorded in January 1959, the year after Oliver Hardy's death; film specific image galleries.

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy.

Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their success moving into 1928 galvanized the efforts of everyone at Hal Roach Studios (including famed director Leo McCarey), who proudly upped their game in support of the winning comedy duo. Whether wreaking accidental havoc as a two-man band, doing battle against one another as millionaire and butler, or even becoming grave robbers for a mad scientist, Laurel and Hardy prove in their second year that they have what it takes to not only win over audiences in the twilight of the silent era, but generate enough momentum to make a successful transition to "talkies" in 1929. Although their names are synonymous with the very idea of comedy, few of the original negatives for Laurel and Hardy's early silent work survive, elements only available from scattered sources throughout the world, often in substantially less than pristine shape. It took the team at Blackhawk Films four years to gather all surviving film elements, to meticulously compare them shot by shot, and to complete the best digital restorations possible. Today, these beloved shorts look as new as they did nearly a century ago.

Blu-ray, all regions; requires Blu-ray player.

Silent film.

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