Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations [Blu-ray] [2020] [NTSC]

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Crystal clear and in my opinion the best quality i've seen with the great masters of Slapstick Mr Laurel and Hardy.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. All of the films feature optional subtitles in English, aside from Battle of the Century, of course. In Me and My Pal, they find themselves torn between getting to an important appointment and being sidelined by a jigsaw puzzle. I bought the DVD version from the US as the Beau Chumps meeting venue only has a DVD player, and I really want to introduce these versions to the tent, but I understand from others that the Blu-Ray content is the same, though over four, rather than six discs.

I’ve already mentioned that the standard of the prints are streets ahead of anything seen before, but the biggest difference – for me – is the framing.

What reads like cliched dialogue from some forgotten B-western or gangster movie are among the most momentous words in the history of screen comedy. Feature Films: "Sons of the Desert" and "Way Out West" Classic Short Subjects: "Berth Marks," "The Battle of the Century" (with new music track by Donald Sosin),"Brats," "Busy Bodies," "The Chimp," "Come Clean," "County Hospital," "Helpmates," "Hog Wild," "Me and My Pal," "Midnight Patrol," "The Music Box," "One Good Turn," "Scram!Although the set contains the long-lost silent short The Battle of the Century in its near-complete form, this is the only silent short included here, and that is a bit of a disappointment. My father introduced me to this comedy duo when I was growing up, focused mostly on their collection of shorts. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).