Favorite Comedy Teams: Laurel and Hardy
One of the all time great comedy duos - here's a list of Laurel and Hardy films I've watched and reviewed sorted in IMDb ranking order. It's interesting to see how their feature films line up against their film shorts.
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- DirectorJames W. HorneLeo McCareyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJames FinlaysonOllie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner."From now on, I'll do the talking."
- DirectorCharley RogersStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyMae BuschAfter the events in Them Thar Hills (1934), Stan and Ollie encounter their old nemesis, whose grocery shop is next to their home-appliances store. Nobody can let bygones be bygones, and a war breaks out. Will those tit-for-tat battles ever end?"He who filters your good name steals trash."
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyCharley ChaseWhen Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way."...and nobody will be any the wiser!"
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardySharon LynnStanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen."For a gold mine, I could be Cleopatra!"
- DirectorJohn G. BlystoneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyPatricia EllisStan, who has remained faithfully at his World War I post for twenty years, finally comes home where his best friend, Ollie, takes him in, thus allowing him to discover the many conveniences of the modern world."Remember how dumb I used to be? Well, I'm better now."
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyAnita GarvinStan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans."She doesn't suspect a thing."
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJames W. HorneJilted by his girlfriend, "Jeanie-Weenie," Oliver joins the Foreign Legion to forget, bringing Stanley along with him. They wilt under the scorching desert sun and under the harsh discipline of the Commandant. On a long march to reinforce remote Fort Arid, the boys get lost in the sands, finally reaching the Fort only to find it besieged by the fearsome Riffs."Scratch your own back, I've got troubles of my own."
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyLaurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats, little Ollie and little Stanley."If you must make noise, make it quietly!"
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyHarry BernardTwo homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it."Did you see a couple of bozos run this way?"
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyAlan HaleTwo pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters."I wouldn't say yes, and I wouldn't say no."
- DirectorGeorge MarshallRay McCareyHarry BlackStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyDon DillawayTwo war veterans help an orphaned child find her grandfather.How about getting into one of these uniforms?
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyWalter LongIn need of funds, Hardy happens to meet an old friend, now a boxing promoter, and volunteers "Battling Laurel" as the team's prizefighter, only to discover their opponent in the ring is a fearsome old nemesis."I bet on you to lose and you double crossed me!"
- DirectorGus MeinsCharley RogersStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyVirginia KarnsOpposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.No one's going to throw you out of this shoe!
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyFrank AustinIn order to claim an inheritance, the boys present themselves at a creaky, bat-filled mansion on a stormy night.Don't you think you are overstepping our bounds?
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyBobby BurnsIn winter-time, the boys fail to earn any money by playing their musical instruments in a bad neighborhood but their luck seems to improve when they find a wallet full of money on the street.In the Good Old Summertime?
- DirectorGordon DouglasStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJames FinlaysonOliver suffers a nervous breakdown as a result of working in a horn factory, but when he follows doctor's orders about sea air, he finds an ex-con is aboard.Well here's another nice bucket of suds you've gotten me into!
- DirectorLewis R. FosterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJean HarlowStanley and Oliver, in their new jobs as footman and doorman at a ritzy hotel, wreak their usual havoc on the guests, including partially undressing a swanky blonde guest and repeatedly escorting a haughty Prussian nobleman into an empty elevator shaft.There is some reason to believe that they may be competent.
- DirectorLewis R. FosterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyHarry BernardTaking the train to a show in Pottsville, musicians Stanley and Oliver run into trouble once settled in their sleeping car berth.We're a big time vaudeville act!
- DirectorLewis R. FosterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyHarry BernardStanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of their suspicious landlord. Attempts to bathe the smelly animal result in a waterlogged free-for-all.Listen, you guys are getting my goat.
- DirectorFred GuiolStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyChester A. BachmanAn escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.We find the prisoner guilty - Bump him!
- DirectorA. Edward SutherlandStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJean ParkerOllie has fallen in love with the innkeeper's daughter in Paris. The only problem - she's very much in love with her husband. To forget her he joins the Foreign Legion with Stan. Bad idea.Well that's that, no use crying over split milk.
- DirectorClyde BruckmanStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyChester A. BachmanPompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder, greets his nephew from Scotland, who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.I never wore a set of pants in my life.
- DirectorJames ParrottLeo McCareyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyRichard CarleLoony scientist (Carle) hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.I think I can use you boys.
- DirectorFred GuiolStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyMadeline HurlockTo flee from a tireless Forest Ranger, the shabby vagrants, Stan and Ollie, find refuge at a colonel's mansion that is vacant for the weekend. Soon, a couple of newly-weds arrive in hopes of renting the manor. Where is the rightful owner?Would you mind showing me the bedroom?
- DirectorSam TaylorStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyMary BolandTwo bumbling servants are hired by a dizzy society matron to cook and serve a meal to visiting royalty.I heard what he said, but I didn't hear what he meant.
- DirectorMalcolm St. ClairStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyDoris MerrickDuring World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric inventor and his strategically important new bomb.Don't forget the bomb, and be careful!
- DirectorMalcolm St. ClairStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyVivian BlaineThe boys team up with a likable con man to help a pretty singer's mother who's been taken in by swindlers.We're practically wrapped in concrete now!
- DirectorMonty BanksStarsStan LaurelOliver HardySheila RyanLaurel and Hardy join the army. They are hardly soldiers, but they believe their employer will need them now he's drafted.You don't think they declared war without us, do you?
- DirectorLarry SemonNorman TaurogStarsOliver HardyLarry SemonFrank AlexanderA bumbling sawmill employee tries to win the hand of the owner's daughter while staying out of the clutches of the mill's bullying foreman.A close call with the saw blade!
- DirectorRobert F. McGowanStarsOliver HardyCharley ChaseJoe CobbThe kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.You two wish to be jointed in marriage?
- DirectorLarry SemonNoel M. SmithStarsOliver HardyLarry SemonDorothy DwanA wealthy business man organizes a race. One the competitors is in love with his daughter. A love triangle develops with another competitor. Whoever wins the race will have the opportunity to visit her, leading to plenty of action.Why don't you use the brakes, boss?
- DirectorGilbert PrattStarsStan LaurelMae LaurelJulie LeonardRhubarb Vaseline lives in a small village, when he and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfighting contest, Sapo dies, but Rhubarb kills three bulls and becomes a local hero earning money. Two years later, he is living in Madrid as a national hero, when he becomes involved with Filet de Sol, and his lover finds out, he must fight the deadliest in Spain, in the last bullfight of the season.If you want to live long and happy, cut out the bull!
- DirectorGeorge JeskeStarsStan LaurelKatherine GrantEddie BakerAfter getting into a scuffle with his boss and some co-workers, an orange packer tries to help another co-worker, only to wind up in a conflict with him as well. Trying to elude his boss, he heads inside the packing house, and visits with the women who are packing fruit into cases. Then he heads to a storage area, and tries to use the machinery to escape his pursuers.He struck me... an' I bruise easily!
- DirectorWard HayesStarsOliver HardyBobby RayHazel NewmanTwo paperhangers are employed by a sanitarium to hang up some posters. Chaos Ensures.Leave everything to me - and see what happens!
- DirectorTed BurnstenStarsBobby RayOliver HardyJanet DawnTwo nutty bellhops raise havoc at a posh hotel.Take this and buy yourself a new face!
- DirectorLéo JoannonJohn BerryAlfred J. GouldingStarsStan LaurelOliver HardySuzy DelairStan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.When you get to the island, you better see an optimist.
- DirectorJoe RockScott PembrokeStarsStan LaurelJulie LeonardLew MeehanOn his way to collect inheritance in the small town on Hot Dog, Stan gets robbed by highwaymen, one of which is the other person who shall attend the reading of their late Uncle's will. The reading of the will states Stan will get everything, including 'The Last Chance Saloon', but in the case of Stan's death, the saloon will be split between Bad Mike and his friend. Stan nows flees town, but gets on Bad Mike's horse, which takes him to Bad Mike's house. Bad Mike and his gang arrive at the house, after robbing the saloon. They soon hear Stan, and an epic gun battle follows, with the town Sheriff not far behind.Hold the mustard!
- DirectorWilliam C. McGannJohn G. AdolfiThomas AtkinsStarsNorma ShearerStan LaurelOliver HardyThe boys and a Los Angeles police detective investigate the theft of actress Norma Shearer's jewelry.Why my nerves are so shot I suspect everyone!
- DirectorClarence HenneckeStan LaurelStarsLyle TayoJames FinlaysonGrant GormanNanette sends a letter to her family telling of her new husband, Hillory. When Hillory arrives to meet the family, he gets insulted by each member, including the dog, and loses his wig. After having dinner with the family, Nanette's former lover returns, and Hillory must confront him.What do you do with your old clothes - after they fall off?
- DirectorStan LaurelStarsOliver HardyClyde CookMolly O'DayA Chef goes to collect food for the bridge workers' dinner.Slip us some fancy dishes...
- DirectorCharles McDonaldStarsOliver HardyStan LaurelLee VickersLaurel and Hardy demonstrate the uses of wood in this World War II propaganda film.Laurel and Hardy in color!