Events*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx marries Marion Benda.... short comedy silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made possible in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system.... starring Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a popular comedy team of thin, British-born Stan Laurel and heavy, American-born Oliver Hardy . They became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion pictures and also appeared on stage throughout America and Europe.... as convicts making an escape from prison. Their heads were shaved for their appearance in this film, and their hair had not yet grown back in their roles in Max Davidson
Max Davidson
Max Davidson was a Germany film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films.... 's Call Of The Cuckoo (1927), released a week after this film.
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Events*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx marries Marion Benda.... short comedy silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue. The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, synchronized dialogue was only made possible in the late 1920s with the introduction of the Vitaphone system.... starring Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a popular comedy team of thin, British-born Stan Laurel and heavy, American-born Oliver Hardy . They became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion pictures and also appeared on stage throughout America and Europe.... as convicts making an escape from prison. Their heads were shaved for their appearance in this film, and their hair had not yet grown back in their roles in Max Davidson
Max Davidson
Max Davidson was a Germany film actor known for his comedic Jewish persona during the silent film era. With a career spanning over thirty years, Davidson appeared in over 180 films.... 's Call Of The Cuckoo (1927), released a week after this film.
Charlie Hall was a movie actor.Charlie Hall was born in Birmingham, England. He learned carpentry as a trade, but as a teenager he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians....
James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson was a Scottish-American actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outraged, "double take and fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression "d'ooooooh",and as the most famous comic f...
Otto Fries , was an American film actor. He appeared in 129 films between 1920 in film and 1938 in film.He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California....
Rosemary Theby , was an American film actor. She appeared in some 250 films between 1911 in film and 1940 in film.She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and died in Los Angeles, California....
Ellinor Vanderveer , was an United States actress. She appeared in 111 films between 1925 in film and 1953 in film.She was born in New York, USA and died in Loma Linda, California....
Dorothy Coburn was a dark-haired actress, who appeared in a number of the early Laurel and Hardy silents. She was niece of author Walt Coburn, and granddaughter of Robert Coburn Sr., founder of the famous Circle C Ranch in Montana....
Stanley "Tiny" Sandford was a very tall and burly actor who starred in Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. His most famous films with Laurel and Hardy were Our Relations and The Chimp....
William Gillespie was a Scotland actor who started in Hollywood films from the silent film. Born in Aberdeen, he supported such comedians as Charlie Chaplin, Charley Chase and Laurel and Hardy, but was most prolific supporting Harold Lloyd in over 50 films....
Frank Brownlee , was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1911 in film and 1943 in film.He was born in Dallas, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California....
Edgar Dearing was an United States actor who became heavily type cast as a motorcycle cop in Hollywood films. He started in silent comedy shorts for Hal Roach, including several with Laurel and Hardy, notably in their classic Two Tars, probably his best ever screen role....
Events*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx marries Marion Benda....
This is a list of films which either star or feature the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy. Together, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appeared in 106 short films and features....
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