Berth marks was the second sound film released by laurel and hardy. Compiled by lisle foote, janice agnello, nick ciccone, heidi crabtree and david macleod. Berth marks was the duos first sound film, although it was also shown in a silent version in theaters that hadnt yet upgraded their systems. After all, in 1929, sound films were still considered a bit of a novelty by many, and the new technology had hastened the demise of many a silent actors career. He went on to garner immense popularity earning the epithet the great stone face for his physical comedy that became his trademark. B in addition to these, laurel and hardy appeared in at least 20. Vintage blackhawk films super 8mm movies berth marks ebay.
B in addition to these, laurel and hardy appeared in at least 20 foreignlanguage versions of their films and a. They have a vaudeville act and are traveling to their next performance. Berth marks 1929 passed 19min short, comedy 1 june 1929 usa bigtime so they think vaudeville stars stanley and oliver take the train to pottsville, their next booking. A silent version was also made for cinemas that were not yet wired to show talking pictures. Nov 28, 2010 berth marks the battle of the century with new music track by donald sosin.
As with other hal roach studios tworeelers of this period, berth marks was also available to theater owners in a silent version. Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary piefight silent film the battle of the century, making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years. Tropic zone is a 1953 american crime film written and directed by lewis r. Mar 30, 2020 laurel and hardy, comedy team that is widely regarded as the greatest in film history. Laurel and hardy country hospital 1932 super colorized full film funny comedy.
Corral in 1957, with kirk douglas, directed by john sturges, which was a huge commercial hit. Viewers familiar with berth marks will notice right away that the boys are not carrying the big bass fiddle that was central to the plot of that film, but which was written out of this one. Berth marks 1929 was released on june 1, 1929 and was the 2nd laurel and hardy movie shot for sound, following unaccustomed as we are, which was released less than a month earlier. Foster and starring ronald reagan, rhonda fleming, estelita rodriguez, noah beery jr.
Beau hunks helpmates any old port the music box the. Laurel and hardy restorations coming to blu ray and dvd. Laurel and hardy had every right to be apprehensive about the talkies. Laurel and hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released from 1921 and 1951.
It was only their second sound film, but a silent version was also made for. The team was composed of thin englishman, stan laurel 18901965 and heavyset american. Stan laurel, oliver hardy, edgar kennedy, mae busch, thelma todd, james finlayson, anne cornwall, kay deslys, isabelle keith, harry bernard, hal roach, james parrott, lewis r. The laurel and hardy episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. With stan laurel, oliver hardy, harry bernard, sammy brooks. Laurel and hardy helpmates 1932 super colorized full. Overview of berth marks, 1929, directed by lewis r. Lancaster did two films for wallis, to complete his eight film commitment for that contract. Berth marks is the second sound film starring laurel and hardy, released on june 1, 1929. The set consists of 21 dvds containing the full range of universals was vision video laurel and hardy titles. The hoosegow night owls blotto brats below zero hog wild. The features sons of the desert 1933 and way out west 1937, as well as 17 shorts from 19271933 including the music box 1932, county hospital 1932, their first mistake 1932, brats 1930, berth marks 1929, and the near complete and newtovideo the battle of the century 1927, are collected here. The germanlanguage film, spuk um mitternacht ghost at midnight, is pieced together from two other laurel and hardy shorter films, the laurelhardy murder case and berth marks, the. Berth marks both the original and reissue soundtracks the battle of the century with new music track by donald sosin.
There are one or two laughs in the sequence, but since this is films main setpiece, one or two. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Berth marks big business big noise, the blockheads blotto bohemian girl, the bonnie scotland brats bullfighters, the busy bodies call of the cuckoos chickens come home chimp, the chump at oxford, a come clean county hospital dancing masters, the devil. The foreign language versions were longer than their domestic counterparts and this film also incorporated scenes from berth marks although i doubt that these scenes were filmed at the same time as the lh murder case, i believe that they simply went back to the 1929 copy of berth marks and reused the footage for insertion here. It was released on january 14, 1953, by paramount pictures. The hoosegow origine olandese, nessuna lingua italiana. Paulette goddard was an american film actress, who started off as a child model and went on to become one of the most soughtafter actresses during her career.
Oliver hardy, pat harmon, and stan laurel in berth marks 1929 berth marks 1929. In laurel and hardys second tworeel talkie, oliver hardy goes to meet his partner stan laurel at the train station. Laurel and hardy berth marks 1929 super colorized full film funny comedy. Aug 10, 2004 the germanlanguage film, spuk um mitternacht ghost at midnight, is pieced together from two other laurel and hardy shorter films, the laurelhardy murder case and berth marks, the. The scene in the cramped berth which follows is essentially the same as the familiar one, except that ollies repeated admonitions to stop crowding are in a. Stan laurel and oliver hardy stumble into the wrong sleeping compartment on the train to pottsville, produced by hal roach. Captain celluloid, guardian of rare movie treasures, is committed to thwarting this crime. The roach studio was outfitted for sound in january of that year, even though roach played it safe and planned a. But berth marks goes awry during the upperberth sequence. On board, they bumble into the wrong sleeping compartment, startling a.
Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts, a 45 sound shorts, and 27 fulllength sound feature films. This extremely ambitious beauty took to modeling at a delicate age of 10 to support her mother financially and in due time, ventured into acting and singing, thereby creating a niche for. Pardon my berth marks 1940 directed by jules white. For the most part this is a mildly amusing comedy but at the same time theres no question that it falls well short of classic laurel and hardy films. Their bestknown movies included sons of the desert and way out west. I f you can get to new york head for the film forum. Two features and 17 shorts, including the battle of the century, commentaries by randy skretvedt and richard w.
Action and dialogue scripts were written midapril 1929, with filming commencing on april 2027, 1929. Double whoopee duck soup early to bed finishing touch, the. The definitive restorations preorder bluray preorder dvd available june 16, 2020. Bigtime so they think vaudeville stars stanley and oliver take the train to pottsville, their next booking. The scenario is ridiculous enough to run with some good gags but it is the film equivalent of a bottle episode. I still remember a wonderful screening of g w pabsts pandoras box at sydneys state theatre with a marvelous live score by jen anderson, if you are in london you can see a new copy of the film at the bfi.
Hardy collection 19dvd box set unaccustomed as we are berth marks. Academy honorary award winning famous yesteryear american actor, comedian, filmmaker, screenwriter, and stunt performer buster keaton began his journey in the entertainment industry as a child artist. Are was a film that was selfconsciously all about dialogue, berth marks. Mar 05, 2017 stan laurel and oliver hardy stumble into the wrong sleeping compartment on the train to pottsville, produced by hal roach. Paulette goddard biography childhood, life achievements. The master duper, the supreme film pirate, is out to swipe it and sell copies to film collectors. Mar 31, 2018 brats and berth marks restored to their original vitaphone soundtrack. The rainmaker in 1956, with katharine hepburn, which earned lancaster a golden globe nomination for best actor.
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