Men O’ War is the third sound film starring Laurel and Hardy, released on June 29, 1929. Men O’ War was written and filmed in May 1929. Most of the film was shot at Hollenbeck Park in Los Angeles, while the soda fountain scene was shot at the Hal Roach studio. The song “Runnin’ Wild” was featured over the opening… Read more →
Should Married Men Go Home? is a silent short subject co-directed by Leo McCarey and James Parrott, starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was the first Hal Roach film to bill Laurel and Hardy as a team. Previous appearances together were billed under the Roach “All-Star Comedy” banner. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 8, 1928. McCarey is… Read more →
The Flying Deuces, also known as Flying Aces, is a 1939 comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy, in which the duo join the French Foreign Legion. It is a partial remake of their 1931 short film Beau Hunks. Plot: While on holiday in Paris, Ollie falls so much in love with Georgette (Jean Parker), the beautiful daughter of an innkeeper,… Read more →
