Hello Laurel & Hardy friends,
Our next film show will be on Wednesday August 17th 7.30pm till 10.30pm at the THE BRIDGE INN on Longmoor Lane, Sandiacre NG10 5LW – in the outside function room.
This will be one of our “by special request” evenings where YOU will be able vote for the 2 reeler talkie short films that you want to see. As it is the university of the births of two of Laurel & Hardy’s main and best loved supporting actors, James Finlayson (on the 27th), and Charlie Hall (on the 19th), I’ve prepared a list of 10 films to choose from where one or both of them appear in with the Boys.
So that you can get your thinking caps on….you will be able to vote for any 3 from the following list of ten Laurel & Hardy films:-
Films that BOTH Charlie and James appear in:-
1. Men O War (1929) – The Boys go boating in the local park
2. Me and My Pal (1933) – Stan starts a Jigsaw on the morning of Ollie’s wedding
3. Thicker Than Water (1935) – The Boys win a grandfather’s clock at an auction
4. The Hoose Gow (1929) – The Boys are prisoners on a road gang and throw rice before trying to escape.
Films that only James Finlayson appears in
5. Night Owls (1930) – The Boys bungle to burgle the police chiefs house
6. Our Wife (1931) – Ollie elopes with Babe London
7. One Good Turn (1931) – The Boys chop wood for food as they have not eaten food for 3 whole days – yesterday, today, and tomorrow!
Films that only Charlie Hall appears in
8. Laughing gravy (1931) – With poor ole Laughing gravy!
9. Busy bodies (1933) – In the sawmill.
10. The Live Ghost (1934) – The Boys are shanghaied onto a ghost ship!
You’ll be able to choose and vote on the night.
There will be the usual raffle (indeed any donations will be gratefully accepted), toasts….and I’ll show a L&H cartoon or two in the intermission. As always, the event is FREE and all are welcome to come and enjoy the show.
Many thanks for all your support of our film show at the Bull Inn – by all accounts everyone enjoyed the day. Special thanks go to Robin Cook who was able to show us a partly restored copy of “The Second Hundred Years” which included never seen before extra film footage based on the Robert Youngson copy of the original film. Also a special thanks to John Palmer, who brought along his special Model T Ford to the event. We had many visitors…including Rob Lewis who brought with him a number of props from the “Stan & Ollie film” ….including Ollie’s plaster cast, which was used to good effect in photos taken in John’s car…..ala Perfect day, County hospital, Them Thar Hills and other films. I’ve attached the main group photo below.
On the day i was able to secure a limited number of 2023 Laurel & Hardy calendars….These usually sell at £12 in the pop-up “calender club” stalls which appear in shopping centres nearer christmas. Rob was selling them at £11 each at our bull Inn event….but I can sell them at a special reduced price of £10 each and still make a little money that will go directly into club funds. i will bring them down on Wednesday and I will sell them on a “first come first served” basis. I maybe able to get more later dependent on future L&H events up and until Christmas but that’s not guaranteed….so come early on Wednesday and get your copy.
Looking forward to seeing you all next week.
But until then, take care everyone.
Fraternally Yours,
Dave T
(Grand Sheikh – Nottingham Beau Hunks tent)
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