June 19, 1970

Four Clowns (1969) ***

This compilation focuses on Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Charley Chase and Buster Keaton. It includes following fragments:

1:10-3:24 - "Onesime Horloger" (1913).

5:50-8:09 - A comedy set in a barber shop, with Chaplin impersonator Billy West and Oliver Hardy.

8:09-9:05 - "The Hobo" (1917). Billy West evokes pathos, while Oliver Hardy gets the girl.

11:11-15:07 - "No Man's Law" (1927, Roach). A western parody starring Oliver Hardy as a bandit who kidnaps a young girl. There is even a (false) nude scene.

15:07-17:03 - "Kill Or Cure" (1923).

17:03-18:33 - Two very brief bits from "The Second Hundred Years" (1928) and "Big Business" (1928).

18:33-20:40 - "Double Whoopee" (1929).

20:40-23:41 - The conclusion of "Putting Pants On Phillip" (1927) with Stan wrestled to the ground. Another scene from that movie is excerpted in "Laurel & Hardy's
Laughing Twenties" (1965).

25:45-29:59 - "Two Tars" (1928).

29:59-41:16 - "Their Purple Moment" (1928).

43:23-48:32 - "Us" (1927, Roach). Charley Chase wants to imitate Charles Lindbergh, but he's afraid of flying.

48:32-49:10 - Charley plays a "blind man's buff".

49:10-53:04 - "What Price Goofy ?" (1925).

55:14-57:19 - "Fluttering Hearts" (1927).

57:19-59:14 - The beginning of "Movie Night" (1929), with Charley trying to cure his daughter from hiccoughs. Another scene from that film is excerpted in "When Comedy Was King" (1960).

59:14-1:02:30 - "The Family Group" (1928, Roach). Charley needs a balloon to pose for a photograph with his family.

1:04:35-1:14:35 - "Limousine Love" (1928).

1:16:50-1:51:50 - "Seven Chances" (1925).