Pastein audio design, camera lensing that changes frame to frame, genre cameos like a gun to the head this inexplicable laurel and hardy knockoff is a christmas gift from satan and not in a. The tree in a test tube was made as a nontheatrical industrial film. Laurel and hardy are two christmas tree sales reps who get into their usual mutual fights with a homeowner. Hardy are doortodoor christmas tree salesmen who annoy james finlayson, resulting in one of the most violent and hilarious titfortat battles in motion picture history, as stan and ollie destroy his house and yard while fin reciprocates by pulling their flivver to shreds, all while the neighbors and a cop look on in astonishment. Horne and supervised by leo mccarey from a mccarey uncredited and h. Stan stan laurel and ollie oliver hardy are selling christmas trees. Stan laurel and oliver hardy star in big business, a twenty minute short film made by mgm in 1929 in which the two men attempt to sell christmas trees doortodoor. Big business is arguably laurel and hardys finest silent film. Comedic duo laurel and hardy sit in a model t ford with a. When a cranky neighbor rejects their pitch and the tree is damaged, the pair takes it out on the mans house as.
Ollie and stanley are two christmas tree sales reps. Unfortunately theyre not very good at their job and when santa tells them to make 600 one foot high soldiers, they make 100 six foot high soldiers instead. The collection contains the sound films that laurel and hardy made for producer hal roach, the man who teamed the simpering english vaudeville player and the rotund american actor in the first place although their laughs are evenly divided, laurel was the creative force and chief gaginventor of the duo. These early silent films of laurel and hardy represent the formative years during which stan laurel first developed and honed all the gags and set pieces that this legendary comedy team would use during their entire film history. When his best buddy oliver hardy died, stan laurel refused to act in another film. Oh, in the history of movies, there have been more successful comics. Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts, a 45 sound shorts, and 27 fulllength sound feature films. A doggone christmas 2016 family christmas movie duration.
The titles that are links lead to feature pages on the actual film. Vintage photos actor laurel and hardy christmas tree salesman in big business 8x10. This film has been wonderfully preserved by ucla film and television archive and we should all be very grateful to them for their continued. Stanley and ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen. In one of the last and funniest silentera films, big business, 1929 laurel and hardy are selling christmas trees out of the back of a model t truck.
The comedy duo tries to sell christmas trees in this 18 minute silent film. The film survives only in a censored 1937 rerelease print which. Laurel and hardy are two christmas tree sales reps who get into their usual mutual. Stan laurel 18901965 and oliver hardy 18921957 were established as film comedians prior to their teaming, with laurel appearing in over 50 silent films and hardy in over 250. The film, largely about titfortat vandalism between laurel and hardy as christmas tree salesmen and the man who rejects them, was deemed culturally. See more ideas about laurel and hardy, stan laurel oliver hardy and stan laurel. Big business christmas trees christmas video fanpop the comedy duo tries to sell christmas trees in this 18 minute silent film. The boys are trying to sell christmas trees in the neighbourhood and after a couple of failures they end up at james finlaysons door. One of the greatest comedies ever made, this two reeler has laurel and hardy playing christmas tree salesmen who are simply trying to make a sell. Soon christmas trees are forgotten, and in the battle royal that follows, their businessand his homeare totally wrecked. Forest service, featuring laurel and hardy, with narration read by mgm announcer and producer pete smith. By the end of the movie, finlayson has destroyed our boys trees and.
Well, this mild irritation quickly escalates to breaking the boys car and the boys destroying the mans home. The complete filmography of laurel and hardy shorts and films. Organist justin lavoie accompanies the laurel and hardy 1929 comedy movie big business during the festival of silent comedies organized. Laurel and hardys supporting cast click on the name of the cast that are links to find out more information on the star more names will be added in the future. Paul merton has said he prefers their silent films and among the most enchanting of those is the 1929 film big business, in which they play doortodoor. With stan laurel, oliver hardy, james finlayson, charlie hall. Todays door is a special treat for christmas eve, the unusual bloopersoutakes reel, put together by hal roach studios on the occassion of stan laurels birthday in 1937. With stan laurel, oliver hardy, sharon lynn, james finlayson. Film laurel and hardy march of the wooden soldiers. Stan keeps getting his tree stuck in said homeowners. Choose from over a million free vectors, clipart graphics, vector art images, design templates, and illustrations created by artists worldwide. Stan suggests they catch their own fish and keep all the profits. In the movie industry, it is not uncommon for friendships to transcend the. Hardy also appeared in three sound features without laurel.
Big business is a 1929 silent laurel and hardy comedy short subject directed by james w. Big business was added to the national film registry in the united states as a national treasure in 1992. Todays door is a special treat for christmas eve, the unusual bloopersoutakes reel, put together by hal roach studios on the occassion of stan laurel s birthday in 1937. The two salesmen have a rough time convincing people to buy their trees and get doors slammed in their faces until the solicitors decide they wont take no for an answer. The film, largely about titfortat vandalism between laurel and hardy as christmas tree salesmen and the man who rejects them, was deemed culturally significant and. Laurel and hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released from 1921 and 1951. The tree in a test tube 1942 is a short film produced by the u. B in addition to these, laurel and hardy appeared in at least 20 foreignlanguage versions of their films and a promotional film, galaxy of stars 1936, made for. Laurel and hardy produced 10 shorts in 1931, with chickens come home, come clean and one good turn ranking among their funniest.
Feb 12, 2017 laurel and hardy are in the fish business. Download free vectors, clipart graphics, vector art. This is your life laurel and hardy internet archive. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of hollywood comedy now behind. Opposing the evil barnaby, ollie dee and stanley dum try and fail to payoff mother peeps mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry little bo. The plot of this film sees laurel and hardy as christmas tree salesman involved in a classic titfortat battle with a character played by james finlayson that eventually destroys his house and their car. Naturally, their business is terrible since it is stan and ollie and some of their prospective customers, namely james finlayson, are irritated by their bothering them. Babes in toyland is a laurel and hardy musical film released on march 10, 1934. In big business silent, 1929, stan and ollie are doortodoor christmas tree salesmen who run into a very difficult customer in the form of their. Todays clip comes from the wonderful big business 1929. You can use this as a guide to building up your collection. Here is a clip showing the boys selling christmas cards to the best drunk in the business, arthur houseman.
The waltons christmas movie, the homecoming by morris pattison. Laurel and hardy sell christmas trees in sunny california. War midnight patrol, the music box, the night owls nothing but trouble now i. Horne and supervised by leo mccarey from a mccarey and h. Heartbroken at being jilted by his sweetheart, ollie coerces. Before long laurel and hardy are throwing his furniture into the front yard, while finlayson reduces their car to a. The boys are doing their best to sell christmas trees, but when they knock at james finlaysons door, they get more than they bargained for. It was laurel and hardys christmas party, the real laurel and hardy, and they dont come more special than that. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Flying deuces is my all time favorite full length movie of theirs. For those who are interested, full 50 minutes on you tube.
Includes a stunning book packed with rare film stills, photos, and gag shots. Nov 20, 2011 this clip is from a comedy short called blotto 1930 starring stan laurel and oliver hardy and released by metrogoldwynmayer. The news arrived this week that steve coogan and john c. With stan laurel, oliver hardy, virginia karns, charlotte henry. Laurel and hardy march of the wooden soldiers into film. Not exactly what youd call a christmas movie, this is still the film youll want to watch after youve had your fill of its a wonderful life and the umpteenth remake of a christmas carol. The hal roach studio produced some of the best short subjects of the 1920s and 30s, including the laurel and hardy, harold lloyd and our gang comedies. Watch and enjoy this scene from the movie big business 1929. There isnt a snowflake in sight, but laurel and hardy are going big in business as christmas tree salesmen. Jun 16, 2016 laurel and hardy return to the big screen. The film, largely about titfortat vandalism between laurel and hardy as christmas tree salesmen and the man who rejects them, was deemed culturally significant and entered into the national film registry in 1992.
The ornament is very well made and will be on our christmas tree for many, many years. In their first screen appearance together, stan plays a penniless dog lover and oliver plays a crook who tries to rob him and his new paramour. Reilly have signed up to play laurel and hardy for jon s. Department of agriculture and distributed by the u. Laurel and hardy are doortodoor christmas tree salesmen. Then and now my visits to laurel and hardy movie locations hal roach studio hal roach studio 1920s march, 2006. The boys are doortodoor christmas tree salemen who. The comedy team was one of hal roachs biggest attractions but were ripped off financially as were most comedy teams in the early 20th century. Movie info stan stan laurel and ollie oliver hardy are selling christmas trees doortodoor. Ollie and stanley are two christmas tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual destruction fights with a homeowner.
What were stan laurel and oliver hardy like in real life. He uses a set of shears to reduce a christmas tree to kindling. Soon they and finlayson trade turns demolishing each others property. Stan unintentionally insults their first customer a single woman when he asks, if you had a. Big business christmas trees for fans of christmas. Although they first worked together in the film the lucky dog 1921, this was a chance pairing and. Nov 21, 2019 jrd would have to go with the portrayals in jon s. But hal roach so admired this lampoon of beau geste that he let it sprawl to four reels and bore the loss of charging exhibitors the standard tworeel rate. Comedic duo laurel and hardy sit in a model t ford with a christmas tree on the set of big business. Dec 22, 20 the film is also known by its alternate titles laurel and hardy in toyland, revenge is sweet the 1948 european reissue title, march of the wooden soldiers and wooden soldiers in the united states.