LAUREL & HARDY - THE SILENT YEARS | Blu-ray | Eureka Entertainment
SLAPSTICK | SILENT FILM | COMEDY
Collection of silent comedy shorts starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, from the first film they appeared in together in 1921 to the various projects they worked on together during 1927, the first year of their official partnership. The shorts are: 'Lucky Dog' (1921), '45 Minutes from Hollywood' (1926), 'Duck Soup' (1927), 'Slipping Wives' (1927), 'Love 'Em and Weep' (1927), 'Why Girls Love Sailors' (1927), 'With Love and Hisses' (1927), 'Sailors, Beware!' (1927), 'Do Detectives Think?' (1927), 'Flying Elephants' (1927), 'Sugar Daddies', (1927) 'The Second 100 Years' (1927), 'Call of the Cuckoo' (1927), 'Putting Pants On Philip' (1927) and 'The Battle of the Century' (1927).
| Year | 1927 |
| Certificate | Rated BBFC: U |
| Runtime | 315 mins |
| Director | Fred L. Guiol, Clyde Bruckman, Frank Butler, Jess Robbins |
| Starring | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Florence Gilbert, Glenn Tyron, William Austin, Madeleine Hurlock, Priscilla Dean, Mae Busch, Vivien Oakland, Charlotte Mineau, Viola Richard, Malcolm Waite, James Finlayson, Anita Garvin, Max Davidson, Spec O'Donnell |
| Studio | Eureka Entertainment |
| Edition | Limited Edition |
| Release Date | 26 Aug 2024 |
| Country of Release | United Kingdom |
| Discs | 2 x Blu-ray Disc |
| Region | 2K Blu-ray: Region B |
| Video | Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p |
| Audio | English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) |
| Language | Silent - English intertitles |
| Subtitles | English SDH |
| Packaging | Slipcover in original pressing Booklet |
| Barcode | 5060000705409 |
Special Features
Eureka Entertainment Masters of Cinema Limited Edition Blu-ray (Region B); brand new 2K restorations of all Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy silent short films; high definition presentations; limited edition packaging with booklet and extensive archival materials
New video essay on Laurel and Hardy's silent period
Film historians' audio commentaries on selected films
Archival interview and documentary materials
Image galleries
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