Review of the Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy Volume 02 (1919)

Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy, Volume 02

A compilation of some of Laurel and Hardy's classic short films. These are some of Laurel and Hardy's funniest films - my personal favorite is Double Whoopee, with a short appearance by a very young Jean Harlow, although all 4 of the movies are funny. The DVD also includes 2 shorts starring Stan Laurel, "Roughest Africa" and "Lemons and Oranges" (a very funny, energetic slapstick film).

Early to Bed - Laurel and Hardy are totally out of character, as Ollie inherits a fortune and Stanley becomes his butler, with Oliver tormenting Stanley
Double Whoopee - Laurel and Hardy arrive at a fancy New York hotel as the new doormen, mistaken for visiting royalty. Once they set to work, they quickly offend the guests, police officer and a visiting prince, including ripping the back side of a dress off a young Jean Harlow by closing a taxi door on her dress.
Sugar Daddies - an unusual Laurel and Hardy film, in that James Finlayson has the starring role as a recent millionaire who awakes one morning to be told by his butler (Oliver Hardy) that he was married last night. Finlayson called his lawyer (Stan Laurel), and the plot takes off from there.
Angora Love - Laurel and Hardy's final silent film, where a goat follows Stanley home to their "no pets allowed" apartment

Editorial Reviews of Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy Volume 02 (1923), courtesy Amazon.com

More rare silents on DVD capturing Laurel and Hardy at their physical best. In Early to Bed, the Boys are totally out of character, as Ollie inherits a fortune and Stanley becomes his butler; in Double Whoopee, they're in perfect form, ripping the dress off teenager Jean Harlow (it's all harmless fun, of course); in Sugar Daddies, an early teaming, they wind up in a historic Long Beach Fun House to get out of a jam; and in Angora Love, their last silent, a goat follows Stanley home with disastrous results. The volume features two more early Laurel solo efforts. In Oranges and Lemons, for instance, he's still in search of a persona, borrowing a little from Chaplin in destroying an orange processing plant. --Bill Desowitz

Description of the Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy volume 02

Mastered from the original 35mm material, this second volume of lost films from the great comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy includes: "Double Whoopee" (1929, 20 min., silent) featuring Jean Harlow, "Early to Bed" (1928, 20 min., silent), "Angora Love" (1929, 20 min.) and "Sugar Daddies" (1927, 19 min., silent), plus the Stan Laurel solo shorts: "Roughest Africa" (1923, 24 min., silent) and "Oranges & Lemons" (1923, 15 min., silent).