Laurel and Hardy Program

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Publicity image of Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel

With Laurel and Hardy, Anita Garvin, Thelma Hill. McCarey is credited with first noticing and developing the rapport between Laurel and Hardy, and it was his close work with the comic genius Stan Laurel that created the rich interplay and psychological nuance that defined perhaps the best-loved comedy team of all time. Feeling that most of silent comedy was too frenetic, McCarey slowed down the tempo of the Laurel and Hardy shorts, exploiting comic stillness and non-reaction, even in big slapstick climaxes, for maximum effect.

Program approx. 80 min.

From Soup to Nuts. 1928. USA. Directed by E. Livingston Kennedy

Wrong Again. 1929. USA. Directed by Leo McCarey

Liberty. 1929. USA. Directed by Leo McCarey

Two Tars. 1928. USA. Directed by James Parrott

This film accompanies Seriously Funny: The Films of Leo McCarey.

Past events

Sat, Jul 23, 2016, 7:00 p.m.

Introduced by Rob Stone, The Library of Congress. Musical accompaniment by Ben Model

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1
Tue, Jul 19, 2016, 4:00 p.m.

Introduced by Rob Stone, The Library of Congress. Musical accompaniment by Ben Model

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1

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