The Sisyphean steps Laurel and Hardy struggle with in “The Music Box” are real steps that exist in the Silverlake district of Los Angeles. There’s even a historical plaque and street sign there now
#RetroView #PreCodeApril #PreCode #TheMusicBox #LaurelAndHardy #silverlake
Our final film is “The Music Box” (1932) starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (https://youtu.be/iy7YuAj3xd8?si=IO5ebn8942ViPY5v)
#RetroView #PreCodeApril #PreCode #TheMusicBox #LaurelAndHardy
“On the Loose” (1931) stars the comedic team of Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd. They made 17 shorts for Hal Roach Studios and are considered the precursor to famous female comedy teams like Lucy & Ethel and Laverne & Shirley
#RetroView #PreCodeApril #PreCode #ZasuPitts #ThelmaTodd
Dude! Even for a #PreCode film that’s not cool- especially at work!
#RetroView #OnTheLoose
And now “On the Loose” (1931) starring Zasu Pitts and Thelma Todd (https://youtu.be/d7Qtzm_TWmE?si=Z0auB_0UhBIgfOZj)
#RetroView #PreCodeApril #PreCode #OnTheLoose
First up is “Sons of the Desert” (1933) starring Stan Lauren, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, and Dorothy Christy (https://youtu.be/SVQHveBaBX8?si=_4mJexRMwC9KITk5)
#RetroView #PreCodeApril #PreCode #SonsOfTheDesert #LaurelAndHardy
Fantastic precode double feature!! Thank you very much @analgesicsleep !! and @MatthewTitus88
for making it more fun!
Anybody not get what he meant by "according to Hoyle"? Not sure if this is still known or will last long.
@analgesicsleep
I love Jewel Robbery.
Hey @MatthewTitus88, we continue our brandy theme
The Paradise Cocktail:
1 1/2 ounces gin
1 ounce apricot brandy
2 ounces orange juice
@MatthewTitus88
Ah ha! Now we know the source of the funds that created that company!
Evidence is piling up against Mr. Raffles. Poor guy.
Few sounds are as satisfying as the quiet crackle in the background of a #PreCode film
#MusComEnt #RetroView #PreCodeApril #TCMParty #Letterboxd
Our #MusComEnt and #RetroView leading lady of the week is Kay Francis. A star of stage and an even bigger star of the #PreCode screen Kay Francis was both the highest-paid and the tallest (she was 5’9) actress at Warner Bros during the 1930s. She retired from film and public life in the late 1940s.
#PreCodeApril #KayFrancis
"Send me no end of Brandy!"
I like her.
@analgesicsleep
We got it! Take care of your charge!
@MatthewTitus88 Pugs out of nowhere!
Posting also on Bsky today as an experiment.
IN OTHER NEWS
you know what’s something so rare these days it’s quite shocking to see in these #preCode 1920s and 30s movies? older women ―and by old, i mean women who are seemingly in their 50s and older― having the times of their lives banging their way thru life… or Europe.
there was a time when fascist #puritanism wasn’t the rule in American culture. don’t let the fascists gaslight you.
puritans and fascists have always been the lying minority.
