His character is usually an everyman, a regular Joe with a regular job, such as a lumber yard during The Egg (1922), a salesman in The Pest (1922), and a mine in Pick and Shovel (1923). What’s interesting is Laurel doesn’t yet have a definable persona like Charlie Chaplin, whom he understudied for while working with the English music hall troupe “Fred Karno’s Army,” or Buster Keaton. In the remainder, he is the lead and frequently shows a great skill at physical comedy. In Bears and Bad Men (1918), he supports triple threat Lawrence Semon. The Laurel disc presents 17 films that were released between 1918 to 1925. Flicker Alley has released Laurel or Hardy: Early Solo Films of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, a two-disc set of 35 newly restored films from 1914 to 1926 that showcases their individual work.
The Lucky Dog (1921) was the first film they appeared together and it wasn’t until 1927 that they began to work as a pair. Even though they appeared in 107 films together, they weren’t always a team, having entered the movie business separately.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are a legendary comedy duo that had international success with both their silent and sound films.
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