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Laurel and Hardy - Crime and Punishment Collection.

Advantages: Superb value for money
Disadvantages: Nothing

Laurel and Hardy - Crime and Punishment Collection. A themed collection containing 4 DVDs and centring around Laurel and Hardy movies involving the Law, Crime etc…. In total 23 films spread over the 4 DVDs. The Boys: Stan Laurel (June 16 1890 – February 23 1965). Real name Arthur Stanley Jefferson. Stan was born in Lancashire but toured with Charlie Chaplin and hence on one tour ended up ...
...will follow. Laurel & Hardy Law/Classic Shorts = Scram We see the boys in court for vagrancy and the judge gives them 1 hour to ‘Scram’ out of town. On their way they meet a friendly drunk and retrieve his car key from a sewer drain. They all fall down the grid, TWICE!! He invites them to stay with him at his home. They go to the wrong house and end up breaking in. The butler awakened by the noise chases the ...

Maximus-Qualitus 19.04.2009 · Read full review
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Laurel and Hardy - Triple Bill

Advantages: VERY FUNNY
Disadvantages: NOTHING WHAT SO EVER

A Laurel and Hardy – Triple Bill. The Boys: Stan Laurel (June 16 1890 – February 23 1965). Real name Arthur Stanley Jefferson. Stan was born in Lancashire but toured with Charlie Chaplin and hence on one tour ended up in America. He had ‘Arrived’ Oliver Hardy (January 18 1892 – August 7 1957). Real name Norvell Hardy. Ollie was born in Harlem, Georgia and his mother was apparently responsible for him going ...
...STOP. The magnificent Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in this wonderfully funny collection of 3 films. • Any Old Port • The Battle Of The Century (Silent Movie) • On The Wrong Trek A brief synopsis and a short opinion of each and then a summary at the end will follow. Any Old Port. The boys work on a whaling ship, not very PC. When they come home to port they meet a girl who is being bullied into marriage. They rescue the girl ...

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A Triple bill from the Boys

Advantages: Very Funny
Disadvantages: Nothing

Laurel And Hardy - Duck Soup / Why Girls Love Sailors / Putting Pants On Phil The Boys: Stan Laurel (June 16 1890 – February 23 1965). Real name Arthur Stanley Jefferson. Stan was born in Lancashire but toured with Charlie Chaplin and hence on one tour ended up in America. He had ‘Arrived’ Oliver Hardy (January 18 1892 – August 7 1957). Real name Norvell Hardy. Ollie was ...
...The magnificent Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in this wonderfully funny collection of 3 films. 'Duck Soup', ‘Why Girls Love Sailors’ and ‘Putting Pants on Philip’ A brief synopsis and a short opinion of each and then a summary at the end will follow. Duck Soup The boys are Tramps and find an empty house in the woods. So of course they move in but then a forest fire breaks out and they are caught up in pretending to be the owners. ...

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The World Of Laurel And Hardy - Their Funniest Moments

Advantages: ULTRA FUNNY
Disadvantages: NOTHING

Laurel and Hardy and some of their funniest moments. The Boys: Stan Laurel (June 16 1890 – February 23 1965). Real name Arthur Stanley Jefferson. Stan was born in Lancashire but toured with Charlie Chaplin and hence on one tour ended up in America. He had ‘Arrived’ Oliver Hardy (January 18 1892 – August 7 1957). Real name Norvell Hardy. Ollie was born in Harlem, Georgia and his mother was apparently ...
...STOP. The magnificent Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in this wonderfully funny collection of clips taken from the following films; • ‘Way Out West', • 'The Fixed Uppers', • 'Come Clean', • 'Towed In A Hole', • 'Blockheads', • 'Hog Wild', • 'Country Hospital', • 'The Live Ghost', • 'The Music Box', • 'Swiss Miss'. A brief synopsis and a short opinion of each and then a summary at the end will follow. ‘Way Out West' Stan ...

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The Definitive PORRIDGE.

Advantages: THE BEST SITCOM EVER !!!
Disadvantages: N.O.T.H.I.N.G.

Porridge - The Complete Series Box Set Contains all series 1,2 and 3 And the Christmas Specials. Written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. This is my all time favourite comedy. Time line: ~~~~~~~ It all began on the 1st of April (aptly enough) in 1973 when a pilot aired on the BBC called ‘Prisoner and Escort’. It followed Norman Stanley Fletcher being escorted to Prison by Mr McKay and Mr Barrowclough. Fletch ...
...BBC Britain's Best Sitcom on Porridge in full (approx 1 hour). No Way Out (Christmas Eve 1975) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In his innocence, Godber is looking forward to Christmas, but fletch knows that if, ''there's one big event around here, it's not the coming of our lord, it's the leaving of Tommy slocombe". And this Christmas, he is determined to stay well clear of the tunnelling Tommy slocombe, his dodgy mates and their even dodgier plans for ...

Maximus-Qualitus 06.11.2009 · Read full review
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