Some of the adult members of the hal roach players a prelaurel oliver hardy as the cop, martha sleeper as the bride, and jimmy finlayson as the. Our gang, thundering fleas, 1926, silent, hal roach. I would much rather have seen a stan or ollie solo. Films released in 2009 are now eligible for registry consideration. As soon as the baby rabbits are born, the fleas make their way down to them and once on board they start feeding, mating, and laying eggs.
The fleas are soon all over the house wreaking havoc as everyone, including a garden statue of a discus thrower, is itching and jumping and running for relief. Film director original release date notescontent edits for television 046. Short kilts august 3, 1924 a hal roach short comedy starring stan laurel. They worked under contract with roach from 1926 until 1940. Charley chase 18931940 silent film comedian and film director charley chase was born charles joseph parrott in baltimore, maryland on october 20th, 1893 to charles and blanche thompson parrott, vaudeville performers. I had posted this version previously on youtube several years ago. Silent films include thundering fleas 1926, bring home the turkey 1927 and playin hookey 1928.
French as professor clements, from hal roach and pathe comedy, with a cast including oliver hardy and charley chase and animation by e. This is the most complete version of the film currently available to the public. Our gang silent war feathers little rascals youtube. Our gang filming locations by buttobi and chris bungo in palms, ca 90034. Their separate lives and careers are covered below. Thundering fleas 1926 marys sister is getting married, so mary organizes her pretend marriage to joe, with jackie condon presiding. Our gang players featured are mickey daniels and mary kornman. The hal roach studios have finished their exclusive dvd series of the lost films of laurel and hardythe complete collection with the acquisition of the original european 35mm nitrate negative of why girls love sailors.
Enjoy 24 hilarious classic shorts, featurelength films, interview and home movies showcasing comedians stan laurel and oliver hardy. If you are a longtime resident of palms or culver city, there is a treasure of images in these our gang shorts. To give you a few ideas, below are some fairly wellknown films not yet selected to the registry. This triggers sexual maturity in the fleas and they start producing eggs. Laurel and hardy the feature film collection dvd 1926 by stan laurel dvd. Fleas have a hard time surviving outside under dry conditions. Mums the word 1926, thundering fleas 1926, wandering papas 1926, the battle of the century 1927, why girls love sailors 1927 two versions, english and french and youre darn tootin 1928 hal roach studios 2000 dvd edition. Professor clements trained flea and insect circus comes to greenpoint, and farina goes to see it with his dog, magnolia, who becomes the unwanted accomplice in the escape of garfield, the professors star. The star performer of the flea circus escapes and the owner of the show commissions the kids to go out and catch all the fleas that they can, promising the one that will return his bikeriding flea a. Battling orioles october 6, 1924 a hal roach feature film starring glenn tryon.
A 21disc box set of classic laurel and hardy comedy. Mums the word 1926, thundering fleas 1926, wandering papas 1926, the battle of the century 1927, why girls love sailors 1927 two versions, english and french and youre darn tootin 1928. Young, an excerpt from one of the favorite our gang shorts, thundering fleas, 1926. The kids from our gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collectionwhich gets loose. Except for lucky dog, stan and ollie do not appear together in any of these silent era shorts, and even here they arent a team. Since 1927, stan laurel and oliver hardy were one of the most popular comic film duo ever created. The star performer of the flea circus escapes and the owner of the show commissions the kids to go out and catch all the fleas that they can, promising the one that will return his bikeriding flea a reward. The kid 1921, the gold rush 1925, the circus 1928, city. I can still see it in my mind, so i know it was there top of page. Cinema films, dvd films, dvd boxsets, dvd tv series page 18. Long live the laughable, loveable, legends the greatest comedy duo ever laurel and hardy. The little rascals thundering fleas 1926 silent film. Four and a half weeks after shooting had finished for uncle toms uncle no. Apr 06, 2020 heres the our gang silent film buried treasure.
Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie duration. He continued public appearances with costar mary kornman. The 1926 movie short thundering fleas, there is a rare early view of oliver hardy, as a policeman. Ive got a dvd of this, its a popular short for those public domain collections of solo shorts.
Lots of little shorts and oddities at the end of the list, so dont worry too much about them. Flea comedy reached its zenith with our gangs thundering fleas 1926. The professor hires the rascals to find garfield who escapes with the rest of the fleas to the wedding of marys older sister. A interesting selection of new cinema films to keep both your eyes open for, during the next week in april. Thundering fleas 1926 silent oliver hardy solo here we have a solo oliver hardy film from the our gang series. Thundering fleas1926 is an oliver hardy solo which i think features our gang hardly a ringing endorsement though ive. This copy is a home movie print made by exclusive movie studios, inc. From 1930 to 1932, daniels and former our gang costar appeared in appeared in the film series the boy friends for mgm. Unfortunately you get six films only, cracking entertainment of course, but not the complete laurel and hardy set i was. So if you voted for a film one year but it was not selected, that vote does not carry over to the next year. Laurel and hardy collection mill creek entertainment. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to thundering fleas. Jul 22, 2017 actor thundering fleas scooter lowry was born on december 26, 1919 in the usa as elmer cairns lowry jr. Red joan 12a this film is based on the extraordinary real life case, judi dench is the seemingly.
French as professor clements, flea circus proprietor, in the 1926 hal roach our gang comedy short, thundering fleas. The soilers 1923 is set among the goldrush, while white wings 1923 features stan going through a variety of occupations, with disastrous results. Our gang players featured are joe cobb, jackie condon, mickey daniels, mary kornman, and ernie sunshine sammy morrison. Thundering fleas is a 1926 our gang film directed by robert f. Wild rose 15 rising star jessie buckley gives a funny, charming and starmaking performance in this story about a young mother from glasgow, dreaming of a life in nashville. The early silent classics of stan laurel and oliver hardy. Thundering fleas1926 is an oliver hardy solo which i think features our gang hardly a ringing endorsement though ive never seen it.
Features stock footage from our gangs thundering fleas. Actor thundering fleas scooter lowry was born on december 26, 1919 in the usa as elmer cairns lowry jr. Thundering fleas 1926 out of 4 the our gang kids help a flea trainer try and find his missing fleas but when they dont find the main one the trainer gets upset and lets them keep the ones they did find. The gentle cyclone as sheriff bill as oliver hardy thundering fleas short as officer. Each year, we begin the national film registry process anew and start from scratch. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. It is silent, blackandwhite and runs for slightly under 20 minutes. Dec 18, 2016 here is the our gang silent film war feathers. While they had worked together several times previously, it was their partnership under the guidance of producerdirector hal roach that brought fame and success. Vincent belcher the first husband as oliver hardy crazy like a fox short as charleys victim uncredited bromo and juliet short as cab driver as oliver hardy be your age short as oswald schwartzkopple.
After 12 days, the adult fleas make their way back to the mother. The larvae are very sensitive to humid conditions, so flea problems seem to peak in the spring, summer, and fall seasons. Thundering fleas 1926 in this silent short film, a gang of kids attend a wedding, bringing along their flea collection. He was an actor, known for thundering fleas 1926, shivering spooks 1926 and love my dog 1927. This doesnt work out too well because the kids take the fleas to marys sisters wedding and soon they get loose and cause everyone to. Thundering fleas is an our gang film from 90 years ago. The following is a complete list of the 220 our gang short films produced by hal roach studios andor metrogoldwynmayer between 1922 and 1944. Thundering fleas 1926 white wings 1923 the hobo 1917 should sailors marry. Frankly, at this stage, i think its much better to simply collect the complete our gang sound shorts on dvd, and the extant silent comedies on whatever available media format. Cinema films, dvd films, dvd boxsets, dvd tv series page. Writer an director have made many of these films, but this one here may have bigger names than usual in the cast as charley chase and oliver hardy appear as well.
Thundering fleas was the 51st release under the our gang silent comedy series. After our gang, daniels continued his career in vaudeville and played bit parts in feature films and comedy shorts. Fleas require warm 7085 degrees f and humid greater than 50% relative humidity conditions to develop flea infestations. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The star of the film is the rather bland glenn tyron. As is often the case with the silent our gang films, this is a very funny and relaxing film to watch. He died on august 5, 1991 in aston, pennsylvania, usa. However, this does include murnaus faust, the film that made me realise the greatness of silent cinema, and keatons the general, which confirmed it on the big screen with a full live orchestra. When you click the to buy click it will take you to the dvd with its current best price, you then decide whether to add it to your shopping cart on amazon. I used 2 sources to piece together what appears to be the complete film. This doesnt work out too well because the kids take the fleas to marys sisters wedding and soon they get loose and cause everyone to start scratching. Classic dvds tokai gumtree classifieds south africa. Flea legs end in strong claws that are adapted to grasp a host.
Import from the netherlands with english soundtrack. Writer an director have made many of these films, but this one here may have bigger names than usual in the cast as. They complete this minimigration every time she gives birth. The lost films of laurel and hardy, the complete collection, volume nine.
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