Zach welcomes aboard film fan Robert Stroude for a short film bonanza centered around Hollywood’s legendary bowler-hatted Cuckoo’s, LAUREL & HARDY!
Tune in as the boys explore the respective origins of Stan and Ollie, learn more about their entry into film and how they came to be a comedy team, analyze and pontificate about the brilliance of their comedy through a curated list of short films starring the pair, and finally settle upon the many ways their work has shaped the world of cinema today!
Films Discussed:
THE LUCKY DOG (1921)
WITH LOVE AND HISSES (1927)
THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS (1927)
SHOULD MARRIED MEN GO HOME? (1928)
UNACCUSTOMED AS WE ARE (1929)
THE MUSIC BOX (1932)
THEM THAR HILLS (1934)
TIT FOR TAT (1935)
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To hear more of Robert, listen to his episode on ALL THE BEST LINES, where he and our pals Smokey and Adam dissect IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-best-lines/id1533468069?i=1000653777198