The Laurel & Hardy Movie Scripts
20 Original Short Subject Screenplays (1926-1934), By Randy Skretvedt
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy improvised many of the scenes for their classic comedies while the cameras were rolling, which meant that some excellent material in their scripts was lost – until now. Twenty complete, original screenplays for their short subjects are presented here for the very first time. They include a treasure trove of unused but hilarious comedy routines. Among them is the entire script for a proposed 1926 comedy, never filmed, which would have been the comedians’ first film as a team.
The scripts are illustrated with 150 rare photos; many of them vividly depict the process of making the films. Introductions for each entry detail the fascinating differences between the scripts and the movies made from them.
Full cast and credit information is also included. The Laurel & Hardy Movie Scripts: 20 Original Short Subject Screenplays (1926 – 1934) is essential for any admirer of Stan and Ollie.
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Author
Randy Skretvedt
Randy Skretvedt is the author of the definitive work on the boys: Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, recently revised in a greatly expanded Ultimate Edition. He is co-author of Steve Martin: The Unauthorized Biography, The Nostalgia Entertainment Sourcebook, Laurel and Hardy on Stage! and booklet notes for dozens of CD’s; former managing editor of Past Times: The Nostalgia Entertainment Newsletter; and producer and host of Los Angeles’ weekly Forward into the Past (KSPC-FM 88.7).
