16mm Film BELOW ZERO Laurel & Hardy Reel 2 ONLY Hal Roach Comedy Slapstick 1930
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This is a 16mm, B&W, sound, film from Hal Roach Productions called "Below Zero" (1930) - with Laurel and Hardy, and directed by James Parrott. It is reel #2 ONLY - so its the second half of the short (see description below to see where this reel stars), complete to "the End". It runs about 10 minutes , has no titles, has some lines/wear, about 6 splices , and no vinegar. Might be a dupe - but it looks pretty sharp. The print does have some "nicks" out of the... soundtrack side of the film. There are about 6 or 7, which are anywhere from 1 frame wide to several frames. It didn't affect the projection, they kind of sound like splices as they go buy.....but they are there. On a core - not on a reel.
Laurel and Hardy have no success earning money on a bleak, snowy winter's day as sidewalk musicians, especially when playing " In The Good Old Summertime". This annoys a man shoveling his sidewalk and a woman who throws the pair a dollar to get them to move on. She calls out "Yoo-hoo ! Mr Whiteman", not because it's snowing, but as a joke reference to big bandleader, and violist, of the 1930s Paul Whiteman, as Oliver is plucking the similar double bass. Their instruments are destroyed in an argument with a woman, but Stan finds a wallet.( THIS IS WHERE THIS PRINT STARTS.....) They are chased by a thief, but are protected by a police officer. Stan and Ollie share a slap-up meal with the cop, but unfortunately, Stan finds out the wallet in fact belongs to the cop. When the policeman discovers this, he tells the waiter, who throws them out of the restaurant and throws Stan upside down in a barrel of water. Oliver finds Stan, who now has an enormous stomach after drinking all the water while trapped in the barrel.
Could be used as replacement footage to fix up a lesser copy....
Buyer to pay $ 4.00 media rate shipping.
Thank you for looking !
Laurel and Hardy have no success earning money on a bleak, snowy winter's day as sidewalk musicians, especially when playing " In The Good Old Summertime". This annoys a man shoveling his sidewalk and a woman who throws the pair a dollar to get them to move on. She calls out "Yoo-hoo ! Mr Whiteman", not because it's snowing, but as a joke reference to big bandleader, and violist, of the 1930s Paul Whiteman, as Oliver is plucking the similar double bass. Their instruments are destroyed in an argument with a woman, but Stan finds a wallet.( THIS IS WHERE THIS PRINT STARTS.....) They are chased by a thief, but are protected by a police officer. Stan and Ollie share a slap-up meal with the cop, but unfortunately, Stan finds out the wallet in fact belongs to the cop. When the policeman discovers this, he tells the waiter, who throws them out of the restaurant and throws Stan upside down in a barrel of water. Oliver finds Stan, who now has an enormous stomach after drinking all the water while trapped in the barrel.
Could be used as replacement footage to fix up a lesser copy....
Buyer to pay $ 4.00 media rate shipping.
Thank you for looking !
