Two Tars is a look at Stan and Ollie's formula perfected. They took this silent perfection into the sound era. I digress, on Youtube Pimpernel Smith did quite an incredible job turning the two-reeler silent into a talkie adding lifted dialog and sound effects from other L&H movies from the sound era. It obviously required an immense amount of work BUT it distorts the true nature of this quintessential silent masterpiece. Kudos for his craftsmanship but I prefer mere musical accompaniment. Problem is Nostalgic Entertainment has the preferred musical accompaniment but their print is inferior to Pimpernel's which is practically pristine. Alas.
Back to Two Tars, in the first reel it's all about the boys using their guileless charm in landing dates to take on a driving excursion. The boys usually fare well with the ladies, as long as they aren't their wives. The second reel is the tit-for-tat that they made an art form raised to the nth degree. A lot credit has been given to Parrott's direction and Leo McCarey's germ. I always champion Richard C Currier, editor extraordinaire. Also, did anyone notice that cameraman was George (Giant and Shane) Stevens?! Hal Roach may have been a real schmuck but we can thank him for this 22 minutes of heavenly bliss. I end by saying if your in the right mood this is screamingly funny.
Back to Two Tars, in the first reel it's all about the boys using their guileless charm in landing dates to take on a driving excursion. The boys usually fare well with the ladies, as long as they aren't their wives. The second reel is the tit-for-tat that they made an art form raised to the nth degree. A lot credit has been given to Parrott's direction and Leo McCarey's germ. I always champion Richard C Currier, editor extraordinaire. Also, did anyone notice that cameraman was George (Giant and Shane) Stevens?! Hal Roach may have been a real schmuck but we can thank him for this 22 minutes of heavenly bliss. I end by saying if your in the right mood this is screamingly funny.