15 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF LHC ON FEB. 1ST, 2013!

GET LAUREL AND HARDY BACK ON TELEVISION!

Our good friends over at the Laurel and Hardy Forum would like all fans to sign a petition to get The Boys back on television.  You can view and sign the petition here:

Laurel and Hardy Petition (http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/please-show-laurel-and-hardy-on-tv-again-so-future/)

KEEP SHININ' ON!

Also from the Laurel and Hardy Forum, a rare audio clip of Stan and Babe on stage, with Babe singing a choruse of "Shine On, Harvest Moon".



SONS OF THE DESERT ARE WE!

Sons of the Desert, starring Laurel and Hardy, Mae Busch and Charley Chase and directed by William A. Seiter, was one of 25 films chosen for preservation and by the U.S. Library of Congress's National Film Registry, along with such films as Breakfast at Tiffany's, Anatomy of a Murder, Dirty Harry and A Christmas Story.  Not bad company!

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OUR APOLOGIES

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A NEW LINK!

A new Laurel and Hardy website in development, loaded with pics and info.
Lord Heath's Site (Another Nice Mess) http:/www.lordheath.com

AT LAST, WE'RE GETTING SOMEPLACE!  "RESTORED" LAUREL AND HARDY SET FOR U.S.!
(Update!)

And here is a link where you can read about this great news!  (This is a different set than the "Essential" set released in 2011).

Restored Laurel and Hardy DVD Set

LAUREL AND HARDY FILMS TO BE RESTORED

From Stan Taffel, Grand Sheik, Hollywood Party Tent:

RESTORATION OF THE HAL ROACH L&H COLLECTION

"UCLA is undergoing a restoration of all the Hal Roach Laurel & Hardy titles
in their collection. The films, all on nitrate stock, will take several years to
restore. Chris Horak, the head of UCLA's film & television archive, told me
...that the goal is to find every original camera negative in existence and go
from there. Features and shorts from the Hal Roach years is the target.

This Sunday, UCLA will have a website devoted to this new project and
they will be asking for donations to help fund this massive undertaking.

I am going to call on all Sons Tents throughout the world to bring this matter
up at their meetings and begin to organize a collection so we can all insure that
these precious films will be around for our grandchildren's grandchildren.

More later next week.
Stan Taffel
Grand Sheik
Hollywood Party Tent
The Film Preservation Tent"

UPDATE: WHERE TO DONATE

https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/support/laurel-and-hardy


ONE OF STAN'S  FAVORITE SHOWS TO BE OUT ON DVD!

"I'm Dickens, He's Fenster", an old and critically acclaimed sitcom starring John Astin and Marty Inglels, was a favorite of Stan Laurel's.  And now it's coming out on DVD.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Im-Dickens-Hes-Fenster-Season-1-Volume-1/15075

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I never knew such a deplorable situation existed in your household.

Mr. Laurel says that after reviewing the situation from all sides, he is thoroughly reconciled to the fact that the moving picture industry is still in its infancy.