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Laurel & Hardy:Scram [VHS]

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A brilliant introduction for those unfamiliar with the comedies of Laurel and Hardy. They're ordered to leave town by a crusty judge who absolutely hates drunken people. Meeting up with a drunk who's lost his car keys, they help him find them. To show his appreciation, he invites them to go home with him- except it's the wrong house, it's the JUDGE's own home! His wife faints at sight of the intruders, who then revive her with what they take for water- actually bootleg liquor from the man they helped-and everybody gets sozzled. The wife wants to dance, which Ollie nervously declines. "If you don't want to dance," she declares, "we'll wrestle!" Thus begins the free-for-all on the lady's bed..and in walks her husband, the prohibition-minded judge! The lights go out and the film's finale sounds like an atom bomb detonating. Vivian Oakland shows her rare comic talent-too rare in my opinion, as she deserved a wider appreciation- and well, it's a pip. Highly recommended!