Slideshow
SONS OF THE DESERT & THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY
11:00 AM
Sunday, February 25
Laurel and Hardy
Introduced by film archivist Jeff Joseph
♪ LIVE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT BY STEVE STERNER (“Battle of the Century” only)
(1933, William A. Seiter) In SONS OF THE DESERT, generally considered their best (and funniest) feature film, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy use a fake doctor-ordered sea voyage to join in the horseplay of their lodge’s annual convention in Honolulu. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation.
Plus silent short THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY (1927, Clyde Bruckman), with Stan and Ollie in the middle of the biggest pie fight in movie history. Long thought to exist only in fragments, this new restoration is the most complete version seen in over 90 years. Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner.
Program approx. 88 min.
Reviews
“One of the most accomplished comedies of the early 30s.”
– William K. Everson
“Prime Laurel and Hardy, and an ideal film to use to introduce youngsters to these beloved laughmakers.”
– Leonard Maltin, Family Film Guide