A collection of classic Laurel & Hardy shorts with the overall theme of murder, including one of their few surviving foreign-language editions plus the English version of a film incorporated into it. The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case is a spoof of the kind of thriller prevalent at this time, complete with hysterical relatives, grim .. Read more
| Starring | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy |
|---|---|
| Director | James Parrott, Lloyd French |
| Genres | Comedy |
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A collection of classic Laurel & Hardy shorts with the overall theme of murder, including one of their few surviving foreign-language editions plus the English version of a film incorporated into it. The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case is a spoof of the kind of thriller prevalent at this time, complete with hysterical relatives, grim policemen and disappearing bodies. Noche de Duendes is the Spanish-language version of this film, extended in length by reworked material from an earlier short, Berth Marks, which is also included in this compilation. In Oliver the Eighth regular foil Mae Busch is at her best as a homicidal maniac! Episodes include: THE LAUREL-HARDY MURDER CASE - restored black-and-white version THE LAUREL-HARDY MURDER CASE - computer-colour version NOCHE DE DUENDES - The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case and Berth Marks combined into a special Spanish-language edition, with Laurel & Hardy speaking their own dialogue BERTH MARKS - restored black-and-white version BERTH MARKS - computer-colour version OLIVER THE EIGHTH - restored black-and-white version OLIVER THE EIGHTH - computer-colour version
| Starring | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy |
|---|---|
| Director | James Parrott, Lloyd French |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 18 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 03 May 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
Full of slaps and humour, only the duo could pull off, great fun for all the family.
the main film was quite disappointing, I'm not saying it wasn't funny, it was, but just not their best, the short were classic