Contains high digitally restored black-and-white versions of films. All films in black and white except "The tree in a test tube."
Contents:
(1942, 11 min.) -- Laurel & Hardy trailers (Pack up your troubles ; A chump at Oxford ; Saps at sea). Department of Agriculture Forest Service presents ; directed by Charles McDonald with Pete Smith (1929, 20 min.) -- Berth marks / directed by Lewis R. Foster (1929, 20 min.) -- Men o'war / directed by Lewis R. Foster (1929, 20 min.) -- Perfect day / directed by James Parrott (1929, 20 min.) -- They go boom! / directed by James Parrott (1929, 21 min.) -- The hoose-gow / directed by James Parrott (1929, 20 min.) -- Night owls / directed by James Parrott (1930, 21 min.) -- Ladrones / directed by James Parrott (1030, 37 min.) -- Blotto (1930, 26 min.) -- Disc 2. La vida nocturna / directed by James Parrott (1930, 39 min.) -- Brats / directed by James Parrott (1930, 21 min.) -- Below zero / directed by James Parrott (1930, 21 min.) -- Tiembla y titubea / directed by James Parrott (1930, 28 min.) -- Hog wild / directed by James Parrott (1930, 19 min.) -- The Laurel-Hardy murder case / directed by James Parrott (1930, 30 min.) -- Noche de duendes / directed by James Parrott (1930, 49 min.) -- Another fine mess / directed by James Parrott (1930, 29 min.) -- Disc 3. Be big! / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 28 min.) -- Chickens come home / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 30 min.) -- Politiquerias / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 56 min.) -- Laughing gravy / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 31 min.) -- Les Carottiers / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 65 min.) -- Disc 4. Los calaveras / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 63 min.) -- Our wife / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 21 min.) -- Pardon us / directed by James Parrott (1931, 70 min.) -- Come clean / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 21 min.) -- One good turn / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 21 min.) -- Beau hunks / directed by James W. Horne (1931, 37 min.) -- Disc 5. Helpmates / directed by James Parrott (1932, 21 min.) -- Any old port! / directed by James W. Horne (1932, 21 min.) -- The music box / directed by James Parrott (1932, 29 min.) -- The chimp / directed by James Parrott (1932, 25 min.) -- County hospital / directed by James Parrott (1932, 19 min.) -- Scram! / directed by Raymond McCarey (1932, 21 min.) -- Pack up your troubles / co-directed by Raymond McCarey, George Marshall (1932, 68 min.) -- Their first mistake / directed by George Marshall (1932, 21 min.) -- Disc 6. Towed in a hole / directed by George Marshall (1932, 21 min.) -- Twice two / directed by James Parrott (1933, 20 min.) -- Me and my pal / directed by Charley Rogers and Lloyd French (1933, 20 min.) -- The midnight patrol / directed by Lloyd French (1933, 20 min.) -- Busy bodies / directed by Lloyd French (1933, 19 min.) -- Dirty work / directed by Lloyd French (1933, 19 min.) -- Sons of the desert / directed by William A. Seiter (1933, 65 min.) -- Oliver the eighth / directed by Lloyd French (1934, 27 min.) -- Going bye bye! / directed by Charley Rogers (1934, 21 min.) -- Disc 7. Them thar hills / directed by Charley Rogers (1934, 20 min.) -- The live ghost / directed by Charley Rogers (1934, 21 min.) -- Tit for tat / directed by Charley rogers (1935, 20 min.) -- The fixer-uppers / directed by Charleu Rogers (1935, 20 min.) -- Thicker than water / directed by James W. Horne (1935, 21 min.) -- The Bohemian girl / directed by James W. Horne and Charley Rogers (1936, 71 min.) -- Disc 8. Our relations / directed by Harry Lachman (1936, 73 min.) -- Way out west / directed by James W. Horne (1937, 64 min.) -- Swiss miss / directed by John G. Blystone (1938, 73 min.) -- Disc 9. Block-heads / directed by John G. Blystone (1938, 57 min.) -- A chump at Oxford (streamliner featurette) / directed by Alfred Goulding (1940, 43 min.) -- A chump at Oxford (extended version) / directed by Alfred Goulding (1940, 63 min.) -- Saps at sea / directed by Gordon Douglas (1940, 57 min.) -- Disc 10. A tribute to Laurel & Hardy / produced and directed by Greg Carson (41 min.) -- On location with the boys: tour filming locations with interactive map ; Laurel & Hardy guest appearances -- On the loose / directed by Hal Roach (1931, 20 min.) -- Wild poses / a Robert McGowan production ; directed by Robert McGowan (1933, 18 min.) -- On the wrong trek / directed by Charles Parrott and Harold Law (1936, 18 min.) -- The tree in a test tube / Department of Agriculture Forest Service presents ; directed by Charles McDonald with Pete Smith (1942, 11 min.) -- Laurel & Hardy trailers (Pack up your troubles ; A chump at Oxford ; Saps at sea).
Summary:
This collection contains all of the classic Laurel & Hardy sound-era short subjects and feature films from the Hal Roach Library. Also included are seven rarely seen, expanded foreign film alternate versions, four Laurel & Hardy guest appearance shorts, three theatrical film preview trailers, and two original release version shorts. Includes commentary by comedians, classic film experts and historians.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.