Laurel and Hardy/Abbott and Costello

Starring:Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Ent
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The Best of Classic Comedy Teams, Vol. 1 & 2

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The Best of Classic Comedy Teams, Vol. 1 & 2
Starring: Steve Allen , Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Groucho Marx , and Harpo Marx
Director: David Bergman
Manufacturer: Good Times Video
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ASIN: B0001OGVV2
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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CLASSIC COMEDY TEAMS The Greatest Comedy Teams Deliver Great Laughs Steve Allen hosts this compilation of classic scenes starring the screen's greatest comedy teams, following them from their roots in vaudeville, burlesque, and nightclubs to their verbal and visual gems on film and TV. Meet early pioneers like Amos & Andy, Wheeler & Woolsey, and Clark & McCullough, and come to the Hal Roach Studios, where Our Gang and Laurel & Hardy successfully made the transition to talking pictures. See Stan and Ollie's first pairing, the Three Stooges with straightman Ted Healy, the uncut version of Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First?," and rare footage of the Marx Brothers, Hope & Crosby, and Burns & Allen. From the silent antics of the Keystone Kops to the early live TV appearances of Martin & Lewis, this one-of-a-kind documentary offers teamwork of the funniest kind, with entertainment for families and collectors alike. Produced by SANDY OLIVERI & PAUL HARRIS Directed by DAVID BERGMAN A MOVIETIME INC./BERGMAN-HARRIS PRODUCTION Approximately 110 minutes Color and Black & White UTOPIA See Laurel and Hardy in Their Final Film In their final film, Laurel and Hardy inherit a yacht docked in Marseille and an island in the South Seas, but when they try to sail one to the other, they are shipwrecked on a nameless atoll that rises out of the Pacific. Accompanied by chef Antoine (Max Elloy), a "stateless man," and Giovanni Copini (Adriano Rimoldi), a stowaway, Stan and Ollie establish a tropical paradise using Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe as their guide. Soon, Eden gets its Eve in the form of Chérie Lamour (Suzy Delair), a vivacious French singer fleeing a failed romance, who brings an unwelcome note of temptation and competition into their little island fraternity. Also known as Atoll K, Escapade, and Robinson Crusoeland, the film was shot in France in 1950, but its release was delayed for several years due to the controversy surrounding blacklisted codirector John Berry. EXPLOITATION PRODUCTIONS INCORPORATED Presents STAN LAUREL * OLIVER HARDY "UTOPIA" Also in the Cast SUZY DELAIR * M. ELLOY * M. DALMATOFF * A. RIMOLDI Screenplay J. KLORER * F. KOHNER * R. WHEELER * P. TELLINI Directed and Based on an Idea by LEO JOANNON Dialogue JOHN KLORER * MONTY COLLINS * I. KLOUCOWSKY Gags by MONTY COLLINS Music by PAUL MISRAKI Approximately 83 minutes Black and White

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Great Generals, Vol. 1
Starring: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother , Oliver Hardy , Douglas MacArthur , Franklin Delano Roosevelt , and Wendell Willkie
Director: Joseph Krumgold , and Frederic Ullman Jr.
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This highly engaging two-part documentary series profiles some of America's greatest generals of the 20th Century. Each program features vintage motion pictures and seldom seen still photographs culled from family files, museums, the military, newsreels. Walter Cronkite, Lorne Greene and Walter Matthau narrate volume 1. THE GREAT GENERALS Volume 1 profiles the following: DOUGLAS MACARTHUR - the colorful, combative, tumultuous 5 star general and his military exploits, who lived his two credos, "I Shall Return" and "Duty, Honor, Country". DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - Soldier, statesman, president... beloved hero of D-Day, the Invasion of Normandy and the defeater of Germany at the Battle of the Bulge. OMAR N. BRADLEY - Considered himself a failure during WWI when he was kept stateside, but during WWII he commanded a division, a corps, an army, and finally a group of armies! His last command, the 12th U.S. Army Group, was the largest body of American soldiers ever to serve under one field commander. JOHN J. PERSHING - John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, General of the Armies, was the most accomplished and celebrated American soldier of the early 20th century. He fought Pancho Villa and commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I. This special edition DVD also features over 100 minutes of bonus material including seven vintage WWII short subjects. Narrated by: WALTER CRONKITE, LORNE GREENE and WALTER MATTHAU. Bonus Features: 7 WWII Shorts - Over 100 minutes of Bonus Materials!:| MOVIES AT WAR (1944) Entertaining the troops around the world.| AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A JEEP (1943)| IN THE WAKE OF THE ARMIES (1946)| CONQUER BY THE CLOCK (1942)| GRACIAS AMIGOS (1944)| AIR RAID WARNING (1942)| OUR JOB IN JAPAN (1946)| Scene Selection| WWII Postcard Gallery| Previews. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 202 minutes; Color & B/W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; Year - 2001; SRP - $9.99.

{Over 18 Hours on 8 DVDs / 58 Features} "The Ultimate" Charlie Chaplin Collection

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INCLUDES; THE KID & THE TRAMP. PRESENTED IN ORIGINAL VINTAGE FORMAT & IN ORIGINAL CLASSIC BLACK AND WHITE. DIGITALLY ENHANCED AUDIO 5.1, INTERACTIVE MENUS, CHAPTER SELECTIONS

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Two if by train
A bargain for Lum & Abner fans

Two Weeks to Live

Manufacturer: Digiview
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Lum & Abner Double Feature #1 (B&W)
So This Washington

ASIN: B00080MQJU

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In the zany tradition of their hilarious radio show, Lum & Abner bring their act to the big screen. On the trail of a large inheritance, the boys travel to Chicago and instead find they are responsible for the benefactor's debts.

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Two if by train.......2006-06-14

I had no idea who Lum and Abner were before I bought this DVD, so I did a little Internet research before I watched this moving picture. (Yes, I do research for these reviews. Stop laughing). Lum and Abner got their start in radio, starring in a serial comedy simply titled "Lum and Abner", each episode running 15 minutes. The series lasted thirteen weeks a year starting in 1932 and finishing in 1954 with minor changes to the format in that time. In 1940, they began supplementing their radio entertainments with feature length movies using the same characters and fictional setting.

Their celebrity doesn't seem to have lasted into the modern age as memorably as Laurel and Hardy, or Abbott and Costello, but they were extremely popular in their day. The series was set in the fictional town of Pine Ridge, Arkansas, which based itself and its inhabitants on the real town and colorful characters of Waters, Arkansas. According to the Wikipedia, the popularity of this radio series led to a name change. The town of Waters, Arkansas became Pine Ridge, Arkansas, the name of the fictional locale it had inspired.

Based only on viewing this movie, I can see how their comedy may not have aged as well as others of this time. The jokes seemed a little lame to this modern viewer. The punchlines are obvious about half a beat before the characters even begin reciting them. They don't even have the extreme groan-inducing corniness power of a Wheeler and Woolsey film. That said, I did enjoy this movie, though I doubt I will ever feel the need to watch it again.

Introductions aside, here's how the movie proceeds. Lum and Abner are two elderly hillbillies living in the middle of nowhere in rural Arkansas. A letter slowly makes its way to Abner and informs him that he has inherited a railroad company from his deceased Uncle Ernie. Abner names himself the railway's chief conductor and Lum talks himself into becoming the company's president.

Lum, as president, decides that the railroad needs to have a stop in Pine Ridge, so they sell shares in the company to the townsfolk and use the money to buy all the land needed to divert the rail. However, once they arrive in Chicago and see the railroad for themselves, they realize that there has been a serious misunderstanding (a staple of all these type of films). They've completely wasted the townsfolk's money, and will need to find some way of raising money to pay back their neighbors.

Later, at the lawyer's office building Abner falls down a flight of stairs. He's taken to a doctor's office, but due to a mix up, he mistakenly believes that he has only two weeks to live (you saw that coming from the title, didn't you?). Given Abner's condition and their own desperate situation (and egged on by a friendly, Shakespeare-quoting window-washer), Lum decides that Abner should sell himself out as a daredevil, figuring that even if Abner kills himself in some crazy stunt, he's only going to miss out on two weeks anyway.

I found the first portion of the film a bit slow going and relatively dull. It's not actively bad, it's just not especially funny or entertaining. The action only really picks up after Abner's misdiagnosis and the subsequent stunts he finds himself performing. This is where the film breaks out of tired "dumb hillbillies in the city" clichés and becomes relatively original.

Among the various stunts that Abner is forced to perform are: painting a flagpole on the top of a skyscraper, staying the night in a haunted house, drinking a mad scientist's potion, and piloting the first rocketship to Mars. These gags aren't laugh-out-loud funny, but they are somewhat amusing, especially in their implementation. For goofiness, I'd put this movie about midway between a Three Stooges film and a Cary Grant comedy -- not exactly a fully zany, off-the-wall experience, but a little more wacky that a straight comedy. I found them to be falling between two stools, but I could see how someone else would enjoy this somewhat gentle sense of humor.

I viewed the Digiview Productions release of this movie. The picture and sound quality are adequate; it's certainly watchable. Given that these comedians are virtually unknown today, I suppose it's only down to luck that a halfway decent print even exists.

I could imagine other period comedy teams taking this simple premise and making a better film from it. The Marx Brothers, for example, would probably create something delightfully perverse (I'm picturing Harpo as the poor schmuck leaping from planes, scaling the sides of buildings and attempting to reach escape velocity). I did enjoy Lum and Abner's take on this, even though I doubt I'll ever feel the need to pop this DVD into the player ever again.

A bargain for Lum & Abner fans.......2005-11-19

I don't know much about the radio team of Lum & Abner, except that even their staunchest fans admit that movies weren't their best medium. Most of their films are already available from Alpha Video, but at this price, I was willing to take a chance on this title. It's a mildly entertaining comedy, perhaps better appreciated by an L&A fan than a casual viewer. The quality is hardly outstanding, though it's better than I expected-certainly better than the washed-out print they used to run on local TV a few years back.

The Three Stooges (8 movie set) see details below for listings

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digitally re-mastered
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JERK OF ALL TRADES / 3 LAUGH-FILLED TRAILERS OF THE THREE STOOGES FEATURE FILMS / THE THREE STOOGES COLOR CLASSICS' / THE THREE STOOGES COLOR CARTOONS / DISORDER IN THE COURT / THE BRIDELESS GROOM / MALICE IN THE PALACE / SING A LONG OF SIX PANTS

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Laurel and Hardy/Abbott and Costello
Starring: Laurel & Hardy , and Abbott & Costello
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Abbott & Costello Show Seasons 1 and 2: 100th Anniversary Collection DVD Bundle

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10,000 Kids & A Cop (1948 Short) Interview With Lou Costello's Daughters (Part One) Lou Costello's Home Movies (Part One)
Never-before-seen home movies of Lou Costello and his family from the 1940s and '50s - many in full color with sound!
Lou's daughters, Paddy and Chris, share warm and wonderful anecdotes about their father in exclusive interviews
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You'll be on Cloud 9 with this rare and riotous collection honoring the 100th birthday of Lou Costello and featuring the landmark Abbott & Costello Show that Jerry Seinfeld calls the inspiration for his own hit series! PLUS: Never-before-seen home movies of Lou Costello and his family from the 1940s and '50s - many in full color with sound! (Even Bud manages to make a few "guest appearances.") And, for the first time anywhere, the recently restored short 10,000 Kids and a Cop made in 1948, featuring Bud and Lou, as well as Jimmy Stewart and William Bendix. To round things out, Lou's daughters, Paddy and Chris, share warm and wonderful anecdotes about their father in exclusive interviews. A treasure for Abbott & Costello fans everywhere!

Jack and the Beanstalk / Africa Screams / Abbott and Costello in the Movies / the Abbott and Costello Show [4 DVD Box Set]

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Comedy Movie Classics - Hollywood's Greatest Screwball Classics and Comedy Teams!

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Starring: Laurel & Hardy , and Abbott & Costello
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