daveym-649-444962 This film is Wonderful stuff! If you want to educate your kids or grandkids, as to what Laurel and Hardy were all about, just let them watch this.Everything great about them is here for all to see. Trying to be nice and kind, but everything that can go wrong does go wrong, but all comes round in the end!

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Laughing Gravy" is a black-and-white short film from almost 85 years ago and even if that is such a very long time, they already had sound back then. It is certainly a bit strange to see that this one here was released in April as it has such a holiday spirit attached to it. The dog is a nice watch for young audiences while the two protagonists are for the grown-ups. And there is something in here that other Stan&Ollie shorts are frequently missing: elaboration on the friendship of the two. However, of course there is also the usual slapstick humor, the mayhem the two cause which always has Ollie end up in bad situations and finally of course the camera shots on the desperate, angry face of Ollie and the clueless face of Stan. Horne directed this one, Walker wrote it and these two made many films with the legendary comedy duo. All in all, a fine watch. Recommended.

MartinHafer For most of this short Laurel and Hardy film, the fare is pretty typical of many of there films--with Stan and Ollie there usual lovable and stupid selves. However, they also have a cute dog that COULD have made this movie very "schmaltzy"--but fortunately, the dog is cute but the film doesn't get too wrapped up in feeling sorry for the pooch. However, late in the film--completely out of nowhere--Stan receives a letter about an inheritance (provided he dump Ollie for good). I cringed as this seemed like an obvious and cheep ploy for pathos (using sadness in comedies to pull at the hearts of the viewers). And so I found myself feeling a bit disappointed until it turned out that the writers for Hal Roach were actually NOT trying to manipulate the viewers--the end is wonderful and so, so cynical! I give this movie an 8 because again and again, it could have degenerated into phony sentimentality but in the end, it remained truly a comedy.

Ron Oliver A LAUREL & HARDY Comedy Short.Stan & Ollie are sharing a room in a boarding house with their cute canine, LAUGHING GRAVY. Trouble is, mutts aren't allowed on the premises and what the Boys go through to keep theirs hidden shouldn't happen to a dog...A hilarious little film, one of the best, although ending with a suicide is a bit much. Highlight: Stan & Ollie on the roof. That's Charlie Hall as the ferocious landlord.