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DVD & Blu-Ray
Essential Purchase!
Laurel OR Hardy – Blu-Ray and DVD Release OUT NOW! –
The Blu-Ray is only available from the US and the DVD was released only in France. Both releases are produced by Serge Bromberg’s ‘Lobster Films’ and they are identical in content, featuring 35 Laurel – Hardy solo shorts, across 2 discs, many of which have never been released on home video before. Both versions will play on UK players.
BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDE:
- Image Gallery — Slideshow presentation featuring photographs from the Library of Congress collections.
- Collector’s Edition Souvenir Booklet — Limited edition booklet with film notes from film historian Rob Stone, as well as notes on the restoration from Lobster Film’s Serge Bromberg.
Laurel & Hardy: The Collection.
Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection (Region 1, USA, NTSC)
The Devils Brother / Bonnie Scotland – Double Bill – DVD by Warner Brothers Archive Collection
Bonnie Scotland – DVD by Cornerstone Media (Region 2, PAL)
The Flying Deuces – Restored Blu Ray Edition (Region Free) – Superb Quality !
Dick Und Doof: Twentieth Century Fox – 6 Film Blu-Ray Collection – Fantastic Quality – (Plays on Region A and B players)
Great Guns / Jitterbugs / The Big Noise – 20th Centry Fox DVD Collection Vol. 1
The Dancing Masters / The Bullfighters / A Haunting We Will Go – 20th Century Fox DVD Collection Vol. 2
Air Raid Wardens / Nothing But Trouble – Double Bill DVD – (Region 1, USA NTSC)
Atoll K – Dual Blu-Ray & DVD Edition. Amazing HD restoration by BFI
The Stan Laurel Collection: Seventeen Comedy Shorts 1923 – 1925 (2 Discs) – Region 1 (This does play on UK players too)
The Stan Laurel Collection- Volume Two: 21 Comedy Shorts 1918 – 1926 – Region 1 (This does play on UK players too)
The Oliver Hardy Collection: Eight Comedy Classics – Region 1 (This plays on UK players).
Music
The Beau Hunks Orchestra Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music Volume One(CD)
The Beau Hunks Orchestra Play the Original Laurel & Hardy Music Volume Two (CD)
The Best of Laurel & Hardy’s Music Box – Ronnie Hazelhurst & His Orchestra (CD)
Books / Magazines Barr, Charles, Laurel & Hardy, Studio Vista Limited, 1967
Bergan, Ronald, The Life and Times of Laurel and Hardy, The Green Wood Publishing Company, 1992
Calman, Craig, 100 Years of Brodies with Hal Roach: The Jaunty Journeys of a Hollywood Motion Picture and Television Pioneer, BearManor Media, 2017
Cassara, Bill, Edgar Kennedy: Master of the Slow Burn, BearManor Media, 2019
Crowther, Bruce, Laurel and Hardy: Clown Princes of Comedy, Columbus Books Ltd, 1989
Ehret, Michael & Cartenstadt, Nico, Spot On! An Audiovisual Account of Laurel & Hardy’s 1952 British Tour, Michael Ehret Publishing, 2016
Everson, William, K., The Complete Films of Laurel & Hardy, First Carol Publishing Edition, 1991
Gehring, Wes D., Laurel & Hardy: A Bio-Bibliography, Greenwood Press, 1990
Grant, Neil, Laurel & Hardy: Quote Unquote, Parragon Book Service, 1994
Guiles, Fred Lawrence, Stan: The Life of Stan Laurel, Scarborough House/Publishers, 1991
Kwinter, Zachary, The Laurel & Hardy Poster Book, Zachary Kwinter Books Ltd., 1991
Lawrence, Danny, The Making of Stan Laurel: Echoes of a British Boyhood, McFarland & Co., 2011
Lawrence, Danny, The Making of Laurel and Hardy, Ayton House, 2019
Lewis, Rob & Parker, Howard (Eds), The Laurel & Hardy Magazine, Helpmates UK Tent, Rob Lewis
Louvish, Simon, Stan & Ollie: The Roots of Comedy, Faber & Faber Limited, 2001
MacGillivray, Scott, Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward, Vestal Press, 1998
MacGillivray, Scott, Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward. Second Edition. Revised and Expanded, iUniverse, 2009
Marriot, A.J., Laurel & Hardy: The British Tours, Part 1, Marriot Publishing, 2019
Marriot, A.J., Laurel & Hardy: The British Tours, Part 2, Marriot Publishing, 2019
Marriot, A.J., Laurel & Hardy: The U.S. Tours. Revised Second Edition. Marriot Publishing, 2019
Marriot, A.J., Laurel & Hardy: The European Tours, Marriot Publishing, 2019
Marriot, A.J., Laurel: Stage by Stage. Revised Edition, Marriot Publishing 2019
Marriot, A. J., The Lighter Side of Laurel & Hardy. A Pictorial History, Go Entertainment Group Limited, 2010
Massa, Steve., Rediscovering Roscoe: The Films of “Fatty” Arbuckle, BearManor Media, 2019
McCabe, John, Mr Laurel & Mr Hardy. An Affectionate Biography, Robson Books, 2003
McCabe, John, Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy, Robson Books, 1993
McCabe, John, The Comedy World of Stan Laurel, Robson Books, 2004
McCabe, John, Babidge, Russell, Laurel & Hardy: The Sound Shorts, Southbay Publishing Ltd, 2008
McCabe, John, Kilgore, Al, and Bann, Richard W., Laurel & Hardy, Barnes & Noble Books, 1996
McGarry, Annie, Laurel & Hardy, Magna Books, 1992
Mitchell, Glen, The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia (Revised New Edition), Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2008
Mitchell-Waite, Antony & Jo, The Animated Antics of Laurel & Hardy, Lulu.com, 2017
Mitchell-Waite, Antony & Jo, The Artful Antics of Laurel & Hardy, Lulu.com, 2013
Mitchell-Waite, Antony & Jo, The Laurel & Hardy Advertising Scrapbook, Lulu.com 2014
Okuda, Ted and Neibaur, James L., Stan Without Ollie. The Stan Laurel Solo Films, 1917 – 1927, McFarland & Co, Inc., 2012
Owen-Pawson, Jenny, Mouland, Bill, Laurel Before Hardy, Westmorland Gazette, 1984
Scagnetti, Jack, The Laurel & Hardy Scrapbook, Jonathon David Publishers, 1976
Skretvedt, Randy, Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, Apollo Press Limited, 1991
Skretvedt, Randy, Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies: The Ultimate Edition, Bonaventure Press, 2016
Stone, Rob, Laurel or Hardy. The Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver ‘Babe’ Hardy. Split Reel Books, 1996
Sullivan, Karen, Laurel & Hardy: The Laurel & Hardy Poster Book, Brockhampton Press, 1995
Tefteller, John, Laurel & Hardy On Stage. Rare and Unreleased Live Performances 1942-1957, Tefteller Publishing, 2014
Ullah, John, This is More Than I Can Stand: A Biography of Charlie Hall. Brewin Books, 2014
Unknown, Laurel & Hardy: 20 Classic Picture Postcards, Godfrey Cave Associates, 1994
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