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LAUREL & HARDY-FEST DAY 5: ‘THE FINISHING TOUCH’

I was surprised to read in Randy Skervedt’s excellent book ‘Laurel & Hardy–The Magic Behind The Movies’ that ‘The Finishing Touch’ (1928) was considered something of a disappointment in its day–Stan Laurel, a notoriously discerning craftsman, apparently felt that it could have been much better. Five years later some of

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December 30, 2022 No Comments

LAUREL & HARDY-FEST DAY 3: ‘BIG BUSINESS’

Today’s tour of Culver City in the 1920s also includes the silent L&H classic ‘Big Business’. Shot in 1929, the classic short gives us charming views of the slow-to-be-built Cheviot Hills/Culver City adjacent area, with many empty lots and a few houses under construction that can be seen in the

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December 28, 2022 No Comments

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