Two Tars (1928)
8/10
Two Tars
26 October 2009
Warning: Spoilers
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the most famous comedy duo in history, and deservedly so, so I am happy to see any of their films. We see the old good old US navy,then we see Battleship Oregon dreadnoughts Stan and Ollie driving without a care in the world nearly crashing their car, but they do crash and Ollie gets a lamp shade on his head. They stop and get out of the car to assist the two women who interest them, Thelma Hill and Ruby Blaine, trying to get some chewing gum out a broken dispenser, and obviously all the gum balls go all over the floor. It then moves on, and after a good day and swapping each others hats, the gang end up in a traffic jam, which they try and pass but end up crashing at the end of. When reversing they crash into the behind car, and they retaliate, and there is a little reversing and forwarding crashing argument. They end up making the next behind car getting a knock, and the driver of the before car gets out to kick the boys car, and there is a ruining each others cars argument there. A fight is occurring in another part of the jam, and Stan manages to cause more arguments further down, and soon enough everyone in the jam is fighting with everyone else. A motorcycle policeman (Edgar Dearing) comes along to stop it all, and everyone points to the boys as starting the big fight, and you see many cars driving forward with humorous damages (including two front wheels gone, log through wind screen, walking through floor to move, upside down and bouncing up and down through ruined roof). Before the policeman can take the boys anywhere, a truck runs over and flattens his motorcycle, and the boys drive away in a panic. The policeman gets all drivers to chase after them, and everyone follows them through a train tunnel, while only a few are hit head on by the oncoming train, the boys car is shrunk from the sides as it passed. Also starring Edgar Kennedy as Motorist and Charlie Hall as Shopkeeper. Filled with wonderful slapstick and all classic comedy you could want from a black and white silent film, it is an enjoyable film. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were number 7 on The Comedians' Comedian. Very good!
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