Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

Dec 28, 2011

1h 33m

★ 7.8

Overview

The lives of Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), on the screen and behind the curtain. The joy and the sadness, the success and the failure. The story of one of the best comic duos of all time: a lesson on how to make people laugh.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

EXIT Film- und Fernsehproduktion Kassel

ZDF

ARTE

Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Narrator

Frank Glaubrecht

Self

Booth Colman

Self

Chuck McCann

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Marcel Marceau

Self (archive footage)

Hal Roach

Self

Ingo Appelt

Self

Bart Williams

Self

Irv Hyatt

Self

Jamie McKenna

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.

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0.0

Love and Bullets

Jul 4, 1914

Charlie is trying to impress Minnie, who is interested in another fellow, but having trouble with his flirting, so he goes to see a 'Trouble Mender'. The trouble mender-a man who spends his time moving through sliding panels, materializing hillbilly henchmen and himself-comes up with a radical solution, he will kill him. No more life, no more problems! But then Minnie throws over the other guy and Charlie must find a way out of his bargain!

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0.0

The Sky Pirate

Jul 18, 1914

The Sky Pirate is a 1914 Comedy short.

7.5

Barton Fink

Aug 1, 1991

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

4.5

Inspector Gadget

Jul 23, 1999

John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art gadgets and tools. Named "Inspector Gadget" by the press, John -- along with his niece, Penny, and her trusty dog, Brain -- uses his new powers to discover who was behind the explosion.

7.1

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

Jun 30, 1896

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

7.8

Snatch

Sep 1, 2000

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

7.4

Dont Look Back

May 17, 1967

In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.

0.0

A Profile of 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'

Jan 1, 2000

A documentary on "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp."

5.6

Some Kind of Beautiful

Jul 16, 2015

By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity College in Cambridge. By night, Richard indulges his own romantic fantasies with a steady stream of beautiful undergraduates. But Richard has grown tired of the game and is looking for something more meaningful and lasting. So when Kate, Richard’s tanned, athletic, 25-year-old American girlfriend tells him that she is pregnant, Richard is thrilled. He looks forward to having a family of his own, being a father his children could be proud of, not some sex-fueled bobcat. There is only one problem. Richard’s not in love with Kate. Richard is in love with Kate’s sister, Olivia. He had been in love with her ever since he first saw her.

6.7

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

Feb 11, 2008

No overview available.

6.8

The Wedding Date

Feb 4, 2005

With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.

7.0

Skinner's Dress Suit

Apr 18, 1926

Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's going to ask for a raise, she knows he'll get it. He asks his boss just as their big client announces he's not renewing his contract. He doesn't get the raise, but he's too embarrassed to tell his wife the truth. She starts making plans to spend that extra $10 a week; the first thing is a new dress suit for him and a new outfit for her so they can fit in at a swanky party. They're the hit of the party, and Honey is embraced by the 'smart set.' Meanwhile, business is bad and Skinner loses his job. The tailor is after him for payment on the suit, and Honey is still spending the salary he doesn't have.

6.5

MouseHunt

Dec 19, 1997

Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.

4.9

The Serenade

Mar 2, 1916

Plump and Runt are street musicians who are rivals for Florence's affection.

6.2

Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials

Sep 12, 1965

A behind-the-scenes documentary about director Michelangelo Antonioni as he's shooting his segment of The Three Faces, a vehicle for Soraya, the former empress of Persia. Featuring interviews with Monica Vitti, Tonino Guerra and more.

5.0

He's In Again

Dec 15, 1918

A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it. After trying again, he is told by the manager that if he wants to avoid being charged and sent to jail, he will have to work.

0.0

Riders of the Purple Cows

Oct 18, 1924

When a gang of outlaws put Andy Clyde's ranch house under siege, daughter Alice Day recruits college heart throb Ralph Graves to save daddy.

6.6

Coming Up Roses

Feb 20, 1987

An award-winning comedy set in a depressed town in the South Wales Valleys. When the local cinema is closed down, the former projectionist, plagued by money problems, devises an ingenious plan to make money.

6.5

Peter's Friends

Sep 18, 1992

After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.