Comedy > 1938 Comedy

Advantages: Timeless Humour.
Disadvantages: None

Swiss Miss. Starring: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. This single disc contains: Swiss Miss - Black And White short. Swiss Miss - Computer enhanced Colour short. The Chimp - Black And White short. The Chimp - Computer enhanced Colour short. Flying Elephants - Black And White SILENT short. Also contains a booklet, detailing interesting facts about filming, locations etc in respect to each short film. Swiss Miss ~~~~~~ This is the main ...
...'compose', of course, but his beautiful wife is distracting him. So he keeps avoiding her. Stan and Ollie come to sell mouse traps and Ollie ends up falling in love with her but with the usual hilarious and farcical results. This has the MEMORABLE scene where Stan tries to outwit a St Bernard and get a drink of its brandy from around its neck. In another scene the pair are trying to carry a piano over a rickety rope bridge while being harassed ... Read review

Advantages: ok
Disadvantages: only 50% funny

Will Hay - Old Bones of the River. **************************** This film stars Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. Introduction: ************** The wonderful teaming of Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt to give a funny film set in Africa. Synopsis: *********** Will arrives in Africa to teach the natives but on the boat he gets tricked into taking liquor still through customs for the brother of a local tribal chief. The ...
...military governor becomes ill so Will takes charge. Will then sets out to collect the taxes but causes the tribes to revolt. Finally Marriott and Moffatt enter the movie. They run a boat and take Will up river. Will more by luck than skill quells the revolt and becomes the hero of the hour. Opinions: *********** Takes a while to get going but once the trio meet up the film really takes off. The jokes come thick and fast, with some wonderful ... Read review

Advantages: eeerrrr................
Disadvantages: A disappointingly poor film.

Will Hay - Hey! Hey! USA. ****************************** Introduction: ************** A lone outing for Will this time with no Moore Marriott and graham Moffatt. This is Will Hays second movie as the hopeless Dr Benjamin Twist. He would also use the character in Good Morning Boys and Convict 99. Not to be confused with another character he played called Dr Smart Alec. Synopsis: *********** Will is a ships porter who ends up being drugged ...
...he is far at sea. Will joins up with another stowaway And finally jumps ship in the USA. He gets a job as a tutor, whilst his stowaway companion becomes a kidnapper and ends up kidnapping the very child Will is tutoring. It ends with a farcical quickness that is disappointing. Opinions: *********** A poor will Hay film this one as it lacks the subtle humour and wonderful gentle slapstick of his usual comedies. When Will was along side his ... Read review

Advantages: Still Funny.
Disadvantages: Not PC

Will Hay - Old Bones of the River. ************************************ This film stars Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt. All 3 together, making this a cracking film. Introduction: ************** The wonderful teaming of Will Hay, Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt to give a funny film set in Africa. Synopsis: *********** Will arrives in Africa to teach the natives but on the boat he gets tricked into taking a liquor still through ...
...military governor becomes ill so Will takes charge. Will then sets out to collect the taxes but causes the tribes to revolt. Finally Marriott and Moffatt enter the movie. They run a boat and take Will up river. Will more by luck than skill quells the revolt and becomes the hero of the hour. Opinions: *********** Takes a while to get going but once the trio meet up the film really takes off. The jokes come thick and fast, with some wonderful ... Read review

Advantages: It's brilliant
Disadvantages: None

. Some Like It Hot is an outstanding film, featuring brilliant perfomances from Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon and the supporting cast. It's laugh-out-loud funny, with an excellent plot that'll have you hooked from the off and songs that'll be stuck in your head for weeks! Made in 1959, this film instantly became a hit and with time, a classic. The story was co-written by Robert Thoeren and Michael Logan. They had used the same premise ...
...chase between the police and some heavys from the local gangsters illegal nightclub. They're carrying bootleg whiskey in coffins. When they finally lose the police they drive down an alleyway and unload the goods. Then we see the 'funeral parlour' where they are taken...and once the door's closed we're shown the nightclub that's out the back and the lavish party that's going on - gangsters, alcohol, dancing girls and the band. It's when we see the ... Read review