The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy **** (1967, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase) – Classic Movie Review 7896

Turn down the rather irritating commentary and turn up the brightness for writer-producer-director Robert Youngson’s 1967 The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy, tasty chunks of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s silent comedies made at Hal Roach Studios for release by Pathé and MGM between 1927 and 1929. It is the sequel to Youngson’s 1965 hit compilation feature Laurel and Hardy’s Laughing 20’s.

Among them are Early to Bed, Habeas Corpus, Leave ‘em Laughing, The Second Hundred Years, Should Married Men Go Home?, You’re Darn Tootin’, ‘Flying Elephants’, ‘Sugar Daddies’ ‘Do Detectives Think?’, ‘That’s My Wife’, ‘Angora Love’. Plus footage of them pre-Laurel and Hardy (Stan in Just Rambling Along, 1918, and Ollie in The Villain, The Hobo and His Day Out, all 1917-18) and little bits of Charley Chase (The Way of All Pants, 1927) and forgotten Max Davidson too, as well as Jean Harlow in The Unkissed Man (1929).

This is an outstanding vintage comedy compilation, and Youngson did much to restore Laurel and Hardy to their high reputation and make them current.

Also in the clips are Tom Dugan, James Finlayson, Edgar Kennedy, Tom Kennedy, Snub Pollard and Billy West.

© Derek Winnert 2018 Classic Movie Review 7896

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