laurel and hardy

Description

Synopsis: Laurel and Hardy star in this period operetta. In the early 18th century, Fra Diavolo (The Devil's Brother) and his notorious gang of thieves terrorize northern Italy. Wanderers Laurel and Hardy; herein known as Stanlio and Ollio, are held up by a band of Diavolo's men and lose their hard-earned savings. As a result of this robbery, apart from the madcap series of comedy adventures, our duo determine that they too will lead a life of crime, and proceed to laughingly bungle a series of robbery attempts with Ollio posing as Diavolo. They make the mistake of holding up the real Diavolo (admirably played by Dennis King). He in turn threatens their lives, but spares them and makes them his personal servants. Diavolo is enamoured with the charms of Lady Rocberg (played by the lovely, titillating Thelma Todd) and the 500,000 francs she has hidden in her petticoat. Featuring James Finlayson as support in the rollicking, jolly frolic. A rarely seen screen gem, this film was one of Stan and Ollie's own favourites and shows the great duo at the top of their trade. Director: Hal Roach Format: DVD Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy Language: English Year: 1933 Cat Number: NL0003DVD Barcode: 5060195361985 Label: ENELLE PICTURES Release Date: 06 December 2010 No of Discs: 1 Genre: COMEDY Cert: U Available from all Good UK DVD Outlets...... Twitter: @cstoneuk Website: http://www.cornerstonemediaint.com You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/CSTONEUK Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CSTONEUK