Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Nov 10, 2023 7pm - 9pm
Details
AFI’s Silent Cinema Showcase returns with another selection of newly restored screen classics and rare gems from the silent era.
PUTTING PANTS ON PHILIP
American J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Oliver Hardy) welcomes his kilt-wearing nephew Philip (Stan Laurel), from Scotland. A trip to the tailor to outfit the lad in a proper pair of trousers does not go smoothly. This short film marks the first officially pairing of Laurel and Hardy. DIR Clyde Bruckman; SCR Leo McCarey, H. M. Walker; PROD Hal Roach. U.S., 1927, b&w, 19 min. NOT RATED
FLYING ELEPHANTS
In prehistoric times, two cavemen (Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy) vie for the hand of the same Stone Age beauty. The two rivals hold several contests to win the affections of the young woman. DIR Frank Butler; SCR H. M. Walker; PROD; Hal Roach. U.S.,1928, b&w, 19 min. NOT RATED
THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY
Broke manager Stan Laurel convinces Oliver Hardy to enter a boxing match in the hopes of winning a cool $100. This two-reel short featuring Laurel and Hardy's epic pie fight scene, long available only as an excerpted fragment, has now been almost entirely restored, and is revealed as one of their finest, funniest films. DIR Clyde Bruckman; SCR H. M. Walker; PROD Hal Roach. U.S., 1927, b&w, 19 min. NOT RATED
