The March 15, 2008 episode of The Essentials was a Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy classic double feature. The Music Box aired first, then Sons of the Desert.
• The Music Box (1932)
Episode Aired on March 15, 2008
• Directed by: James Parrott
• Selected Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
• Written by: H.M. Walker
• Release Year: 1332
• Genre: Comeday / Short
Sypnosis
Two furniture movers have more than their hands full trying to cope with a large piano and a long flight of steps.
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• Sons of the Desert (1933)
Episode Aired on March 15, 2008
• Directed by: James Parrott
• Selected Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
• Written by: Frank Craven +
• Release Year: 1333
• Genre: Comeday / Short
• MPAA Rating: n/a
Sypnosis
When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
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• "Laurel and Hardy are the Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire of physical comedy."
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• The Music Box was the only time Laurel and Hardy won an Academy Award together. It was also the first Short Subject to win an Oscar for Best Short.
• The Music Box was reportedly half-improvised and was made mostly as a contractual obligation between Laurel and Hardy and Hal Roach.
• The famous line in Sons of the Desert ("Well that's another fine mess you"ve gotten me into") was voted #60 on the American Film Institute"s list of 100 Most Memorable Quotes.
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