The Laurel & Hardy Movie Scripts, Vol. 3
Stan's Personal Papers, By Randy Skretvedt
Culled from the personal archives of Stan Laurel, The Laurel & Hardy Movie Scripts Volume 3: Stan’s Personal Papers presents priceless, never-before-published documents created between 1914 and 1954 for 15 productions. Get your first look at Stan Laurel’s stage script of “The Nutty Burglars,” screenplays to some of his funniest films with Oliver Hardy, and culminating with his script for their final show together: “Birds of a Feather.”
There are also screenplays for two unproduced shorts: the ship-board comedy “Live Bait” and the series Ollie nearly made without Stan, “The Hardy Family.” The filmed scripts differ substantially from the finished movies, with fascinating and hilarious scenes that were never shot. Plus, L&H expert Randy Skretvedt describes the changes and adds behind-the-scenes details on each film’s production and cast.
318 Pages * ISBN 978-1937878313
Author
Randy Skretvedt
Randy Skretvedt is the author of the definitive work on the boys: Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies, now offered in a greatly expanded Ultimate Edition. He has also done deep dives on March of the Wooden Soldiers and a series on their movie scripts. 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).
