Harry Langdon

Road Show -- Road Show is a carnival huckster at work. Stylistically the video is magical and surreal. Dr. Dizzy appears as conjurer hawking his cure . The Fan Dancers strut and encourage the timid buyer. The film draws from the Commedia dell Arte tradition

Misbehaving Husbands -- The owner of a department store is threatened with divorce by his wife, who has gotten reports that he's been seen in the arms of a beautiful blonde on the night of their 20th wedding anniversary. He has to find a way to convince her that the 'beautiful blonde' in question was actually a store mannequin that he was taking in for repairs.

Jimmy O'Brien (Robert Lowery) and Sammy Rubin (Sidney Miller) are a pair of radio jingle writers who aspire to compose something more sophisticated than commercials. When Jimmy meets Mary (Dona Drake), a talented café singer, he pretends to be a real songwriter, and they record a demo. A series of wacky misunderstandings leads to an arrest, a lawsuit ... and, ultimately, a happy ending in this musical comedy of errors.

Con man Frank Fay goes to get a haircut from barber Billy Gilbert after skipping out on his hotel bill, and also tries to swindle Billy. However, the two work things out, become friends, and Billy ends up inviting Frank to his home. When Frank how wonderfully Billy can sing, and Frank convinces him to create an act together. The film charts the gradual succes of their vaudville and singing act, with the big treat being able to watch the great vaudville, comedy, and musical acts of 1943 performing with the duo. The plot heads towards a dramatic ending where one of the duo must make an emotional choice between staying together or allowing their partner to have a shot at being a famous radio singer.

Con man Frank Fay goes to get a haircut from barber Billy Gilbert after skipping out on his hotel bill, and also tries to swindle Billy. However, the two work things out, become friends, and Billy ends up inviting Frank to his home. When Frank how wonderfully Billy can sing, and Frank convinces him to create an act together. The film charts the gradual succes of their vaudville and singing act, with the big treat being able to watch the great vaudville, comedy, and musical acts of 1943 performing with the duo. The plot heads towards a dramatic ending where one of the duo must make an emotional choice between staying together or allowing their partner to have a shot at being a famous radio singer.

A playboy gets out of a marriage by pretending to be crazy but he ends up in an asylum. He escapes and gets a ride with a woman who owns a carnival.

A playboy gets out of a marriage by pretending to be crazy but he ends up in an asylum. He escapes and gets a ride with a woman who owns a carnival.

Misbehaving Husbands

Misbehaving Husbands

Misbehaving Husbands -- Misbehaving Husbands

From the digitally restored sound era films of the Hal Roach library: Laurel and Hardy work in a noisy horn factory until Hardy can't take it any more. The sound of a horn now makes Hardy go into a violent fit. Dr. Finlayson recommends an ocean voyage as an antidote to calm his nerves. The two men rent a ship and set sail. They are unaware however that an escaped murderer, Nick Grainger is also o

From the digitally restored sound era films of the Hal Roach library: Laurel and Hardy are two street cleaners who inadvertently foil a bank robbery and are rewarded by the grateful bank president with an education at Oxford University. They quickly become the victims of student pranks, which include getting lost in a maze and being informed that the Dean's quarters are in fact their own. In a sensational transformation, a bump on the head restores Stan's memory, revealing him to be the lost British athletic and scholastic standout, "Lord Paddington." Laurel keeps Hardy, who he now refers to as "Fatty," as his personal maid.