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Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy

Dec 21, 1974

1h 5m

★ 0.0

Overview

Narrated by Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, this documentary about "Laurel and Hardy", one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. It features interviews with Jerry Lewis, Dick Van Dyke, Babe London, Marcel Marceau, Lucille Hardy (Ollie's wife), Bob Monkhouse, Hal Roach, Marvin T Hatley, Jack McCabe and many more.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC

Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy Trailers

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Cast

Self (archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Self - Narrator (voice)

Eric Morecambe

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ernie Wise

Self

Dick Van Dyke

Self

Jerry Lewis

Self

Spike Milligan

Self

Bob Monkhouse

Self

Hal Roach

Self

Marcel Marceau

Self

Dorothy Granger

Self

Marvin Hatley

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