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HAL ROACH & OTHER CLASSIC COMEDIES
Ranging from 10 minutes (400') to 30 minutes (1200') in length.

• WRECKETY WRECKS - 1933 Hal Roach "Taxi Boys" comedy starring Billy Gilbert, Ben Blue and Arthur Housman. Taxi drivers Billy and Ben run over a dummy, but mistakenly believe that they've run over a man. They make a desperate attempt to bury him in a cemetery. They mistake a seminary for a cemetery and the gags continue to erupt one after another as they make false assumptions about the "seminary" and mistake a girl's dorm for a morgue. The film is all slapstick as the two are constantly running into obstacles that prevent them from getting the job done. Outstanding 35mm quality 1945 Kodak print with Film Classic titles. Like New to Near Mint condition, 800' - $259

DANGEROUS FEMALES - 1929 Al Christie comedy starring Marie Dressler and Polly Moran. Very funny and fast moving comedy. Roommates panic and plan when they hear a radio report of a murderer loose in their neighborhood. They think they get the murderer mixed up with the visiting evangelist. Near Mint Blackhawk print, 800' - $149

• I CAN'T REMEMBER - RKO, 1949 Leon Errol comedy with Dorothy Granger. Leon picks up the wrong briefcase and finds it is filled with stolen money and bonds, and also finds he is in hot water because they have his case and knows where he lives. 1960's good quality dupe of a C&C TV print in Excellent+ condition, 800' - $59

• THE STOLEN JOOLS - 1931. Made by the National Vaudeville Artists (NVA) as part of a charity campaign and distributed free to theatres in 1931. After the showing a live speaker would come out and request donations. The film was rediscovered in 1972 in Britain, where it had been released in 1932 as "The Slippery Pearls," one of the Masquers Club comedy series for RKO. Subsequently a U.S. print was discovered and the film's true title, origin and purpose were at last known. Star studded cast includes Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel. Oliver Hardy, Edward G. Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Richard Dix, Wheeler and Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Joan Crawford and many more. Mint Blackhawk print, 800' - $129

• BLOTTO - 1930 Laurel and Hardy comedy. Stan purloins his wife's secret bottle of liquor to have a wild night out at the Rainbow Club with Ollie. However Mrs Laurel has replaced the booze with a noxious mixture of cold tea, mustard power and other hot ingredients. This doesn't prevent the boys from getting tipsy on the contents! Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel are good as always and once more show the wonderful chemistry the both of them had together. Also Anita Garvin is wonderful in the role of Mrs. Laurel. Near Mint 1968 Eastman Blackhawk print on a 1200' reel - $199
• THICKER THAN WATER - 1935 Laurel and Hardy comedy. Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. While doing the dishes, Stanley convinces Oliver to withdraw the family savings and buy the furniture outright. But they accidentally squander it at an auction, purchasing a grandfather clock which gets smashed on the way home. Mrs. Hardy's reaction sends Oliver to the hospital, where a blood transfusion from Stanley produces confusing results. Great quality Near Mint 1965 Eastman print with all Film Classics titles. 800' - $139

• BRATS - 1930 Laurel and Hardy comedy. Laurel and Hardy's bid for a quiet evening of checkers and pool is constantly interrupted by their squabbling brats little Ollie and little Stanley. Exasperated, the fathers send their misbehaving offspring to bed and start in on a furniture-destroying game of billiards. Over-sized props for Stan and Ollie give the impression of kids into everything from a bathtub to a wooden chest of drawers. Near Mint Blackhawk print, 800' - $129

• PERFECT DAY - 1929 Laurel and Hardy comedy with Edgar Kennedy. Plans for a nice Sunday picnic seemed doomed even before Stanley and Oliver and their families get into the car. First the boys get into a fight and destroy all the sandwiches. Then the car itself keeps acting up, requiring repeated exits and reboardings by the boys, their wives and grouchy, gout-ridden Uncle Edgar. Like New Blackhawk print, 800' in the OB - $129

• BELOW ZERO - 1930 Laurel and Hardy comedy. In the dead of winter, street musicians Stanley and Oliver aren't getting much business in a run-down neighborhood, and then their instruments are smashed in a run-in with a formidable woman. Their luck seems to turn when they find a wallet full of money. Near Mint Blackhawk print, 800' - $129
• COUNTY HOSPITAL - 1932 Laurel and Hardy comedy with Billy Gilbert. Visiting Oliver in the hospital where he's recovering from a broken leg, Stanley wreaks havoc on both his friend and the doctor, who winds up dangling out the window. After they're ordered out, Stanley tries to drive Oliver home, unaware that he's just accidentally injected himself with a powerful sedative. Near Mint Blackhawk print with original titles. 800' - $129

• THEIR FIRST MISTAKE - 1932 Laurel and Hardy comedy with Mae Busch. Mrs. Hardy is irate that her husband Oliver spends more time with his friend Stanley than with her. Oliver decides to adopt a baby to keep his wife occupied so that he and Stanley can continue to carouse. But upon returning home with the infant, they find a process server with a divorce summons, and spend a sleepless night caring for the squalling baby. Near Mint Blackhawk print. 800' - $129
• ONE GOOD TURN - 1931 Laurel & Hardy comedy. Stan and Ollie are down on their luck and beg at an old lady's house for food. While they are eating they overhear a villainous landlord (Finlayson) threatening to evict her if she does not pay the mortgage. Not realizing that they are hearing a rehearsal for a play, the boys decide to auction their car to help. Like New Blackhawk print, 800' - $129

• THEM THAR HILLS & TIT FOR TAT - Two 1934 Laurel & Hardy comedies with Charlie Hall and Mae Busch. Both together on a 1600' reel. "Them That Hills" is a vintage Library Films print (good but dupe quality) with all Film Classics titles. Stan and Ollie take a trip into the mountains so that Ollie can recover from gout. Bootleggers have dumped their moonshine in the well from which the boys sample their 'healthy' mountain water. Mr Hall, who has left his wife with the boys while he re-fuels his car is not amused at his wife's condition when he returns. The sequel, "Tit For Tat", is a vintage Blackhawk print. Stan & Ollie set up their own electrical repair store. Unfortunately, for them, the grocery store opposite is run by the man & wife they encountered with in "Them Thar Hills". Stan & Ollie go and visit, to offer the hand of friendship, but the grocer soon becomes convinced that Ollie is trying to seduce his wife. Near Mint on a 1600' reel - $189

• PARDON MY SCOTCH - 1935. The stooges are running the local drugstore and mix up a potion that a desperate businessman decides to sell as scotch. The stooges impersonate Scotsmen at party to fool the prospective buyer. If you've seen many of the Three Stooges films, you know the chaos they cause at snobby parties. Dressed in kilts and yelling "hoot, mon", they make a farce out of the party, which always is fun to watch. One difference in this one is most of the snobs actually enjoy the Stooges! Like New 1959 Kodak print - $149

• THREE HAMS ON RYE - 1950. The stooges are stage hands who also have small parts in a big play. They quickly get on the bad side of the producer. First they fail to prevent a famous critic from sneaking into the audience. Then Shemp accidentally adds a pot holder into a cake they bake as a prop. Like New 1960 Kodak print - $99
• PARDON MY CLUTCH - 1948. The stooge's friend Claude sells them his old lemon of a car so they can take Shemp, who is sick with a toothache, camping. The car won't work and the boys are apparently out a bundle. Near Mint 1959 Kodak print - $99
• STONE AGE ROMEOS - 1955. The stooges hope to collect a reward by proving to a museum that cavemen still exist. They return from their expedition with a film purporting to show some stone age stooges. Mint Eastman print - $99
• LOOSE LOOT - 1953. The stooges are willed a lot of dough from a rich uncle, but the executor of the estate, Icabob Slipp, is a crook who grabs and runs with the money. The stooges trail him to a a theater where they engage in a wild chase and ultimately recover their inheritance. Excellent+ to Like New Kodak print - $99

 VINTAGE COLUMBIA, PARAMOUNT, EDUCATIONAL & RKO COMEDIES

• BOB'S BUSY DAY (GOING SPANISH) - 1934 Educational Pictures comedy. A South American festival brings slapstick love trouble to Bob Hope. The story has Bob, his fiancée, and her mother traveling in South America. They visit a town in which, on a certain day, you can do or say anything to anyone, as long as you sing a song to them afterwards. Bob Hope's very first film. This is a Comedy House condensed version. Like New Kodak print, 400' - $59

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