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Dirty Work. (1933 film) Dirty Work is a Pre-Code Laurel and Hardy short film classic comedy made in 1933. It was directed by Lloyd French, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by MGM .
Pardon Us is a 1931 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film. It was the team's first starring feature-length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931.
Laurel heard the tune on the station, and asked Hatley to use it as the Laurel and Hardy theme song. Generally known as "The Dance of the Cuckoos" it was copyrighted with the name "Coo ! coo ! radio time signal" [ 3 ] and was first heard on the opening credits for Blotto (1930) and the Spanish version of Night Owls (1930). [ 4 ]
Laurel and Hardy were a motion picture comedy team whose official filmography consists of 106 films released between 1921 and 1951. [ 1] Together they appeared in 34 silent shorts, A 45 sound shorts, and 27 full-length sound feature films. B In addition to these, Laurel and Hardy appeared in at least 20 foreign-language versions of their films ...
Website. www .laurel-and-hardy .com. Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy team during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in the silent film era, they later successfully transitioned to "talkies".
Running time. 65 minutes (original) 62 minutes (restored print) Country. United States. Language. English. Way Out West is a 1937 Laurel and Hardy comedy film directed by James W. Horne, produced by Stan Laurel, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [ 1] It was the second picture for which Stan Laurel was credited as producer.
Dirty Work, Busy Bodies, The Music Box and others all descend from The Finishing Touch. The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia' author Glenn Mitchell commented, "The Finishing Touch is enjoyable despite an over-reliance on slapstick. One ingenious sight gag [is when] Stan appears to be supporting both ends of a lengthy piece of timber."
Theme. The song's lyrics describe an affair between a man and a married woman, sung by the man. [ 2] Steely Dan FAQ author Anthony Robustelli describes "Dirty Work" as a "song of self-loathing", [ 3] while The Guardian describes the narrative as soap operatic. [ 4] The singer recognizes that the woman is using him, but is too infatuated to end ...