Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations Coming to DVD/Blu-ray
Jeff Joseph of the Laurel & Hardy Restoration Project posted an announcement on his Facebook page today that Laurel & Hardy: The Definitive Restorations will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 16th! This is absolute comedy gold, and the box set is an early contender for my “Picks of the Year” list! Just take my money, already.
Here is the full announcement:
We are very proud to announce that our Laurel & Hardy restorations will be coming out on DVD/Blu-ray this coming June 16th! Pre-order on Amazon will be available in May!
Thanks,
Jeff Joseph
STAN AND OLLIE LOOK AND SOUND BETTER THAN EVER!
New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy’s classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film “The Battle of the Century,” making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years!
Bonus Materials:
- Commentaries by Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann
- Never before seen video interviews as well as audio interviews with L&H co-workers
- Over 2,500 rare photos, posters, scripts and studio files
- Alternate SoundtracksMusic Tracks
- “Ship’s Reporter” Oliver Hardy Interview (restored)
- “That’s That” (restored/first time on video)
- “Tree in a Test Tube” (restored from 16mm Kodachrome)
- L&H off-camera pix from Hardy’s collection
- Restored Trailers
Feature Films: Sons of the Desert, Way Out West
Short Subjects: Berth Marks, The Battle of the Century (with new music track by Donald Sosin; virtually complete and restored), Brats, Busy Bodies, The Chimp, Come Clean, County Hospital, Helpmates, Hog Wild, Me and My Pal, Midnight Patrol, The Music Box, One Good Turn, Scram!, Their First Mistake, Towed in a Hole, Twice Two
Restorations by Jeff Joseph/SabuCat in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress. Using careful photochemical and digital techniques, these classic films are restored to pristine condition. In these stunning new transfers, they look and sound as beautiful as they did when they were first released.
