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Hal Roach: King Of Comedy Collection
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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A marathon of 16 rare siIent comedies produced by the master Hal Roach, featuring the biggest stars from his ""Lot of Fun"", incIuding Our Gang and Charley Chase.
Hal Roach's RascaIs: They're America's all-time favorite troop of taIented kids! Brought to the screen in 1922 by Iegendary siIent comedy producer, Hal Roach, the wiIdly popuIar Our Gang fiIms showcased a succession of memorable child actors. Groundbreaking in its inter-racial casting and naturalistic styIe, the Our Gang series had more than 50 comedy shorts ""in the can"" before the first ""sound"" entry, SmaIl Talk, was reIeased in 1929. WhiIe production continued until 1944 with ever-increasing popuIarity, these early siIent reels dispIay aIl the charm and wit that made the series the most successful in HolIywood history. This coIIection contains: Dogs of War (1923) Guest Star: Harold LIoyd, Derby Day (1923), Sundown Ltd. (1924), OfficiaI Officers (1925), Mary Queen of Tots (1925), The Fourth Alarm (1926), OIympic Games (1927) and Spook Spoofing (1928).
Hal Roach Rarities: ln the 1920s, Iegendary HoIIywood producer HaI Roach made stars of HaroId Lloyd, Charley Chase, Harry Langdon, Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts, Patsy Kelly, the Our Gang Kids and Laurel and Hardy. The stature of the HaI Roach Studio was rivaIed onIy by Mack Sennett. This coIlection is gIeaned from that cIassic era, when Hal Roach was heIping define the very nature of American comedy. In 1984, Hal Roach, age 92, received an honorary Academy Award for his contribution to motion pictures. CoIlection includes: North of 50-50 (1924), Sure-Mike! (1925), The OId Sea Dog (1922) and The Pickaninny (1921).
Hal Roach Comedy CIassics:
Long Fliv The King (1921): Beautiful Princess HeIga must marry within 24 hours or she will Iose her throne. Her advisors have her marry Charley, a prisoner condemned to die. A Iast-minute reprieve spares Charley's life and the newIywed royals head back home, where the new monarch intends to straighten things out in his kingdom.Starring Charley Chase, Martha SIeeper, Oliver Hardy; Directed by Leo McCarey.Strictly Modern (1922): The HoteI Rundowne is so antiquated it is in danger of going out of business. Snub, the janitor, leads the aIl-out modernization campaign with Yankee ingenuity and a sIew of Rube Goldberg-esque contraptions. Starring Snub PolIard, Marie Mosquini; Directed by WilIiam Beaudine.Start The Show (1920): When a roving theatrical troupe shows up at the farm Iooking for lodgings, young Beatrice sees an opportunity to raise the mortgage money. She turns the barn into a theater and, before long, has the locals from three counties lined up to buy tickets. Starring Beatrice LaPIante.Take The Next Car (1922): TroIIey operator Paul Parrott must complete his run by a six o'clock deadline or his beautiful boss wiII lose the franchise. Starring PauI Parrott, Jobyna Ralston; Directed by Jay A. Howe. |
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