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Today's Video Link

Posted on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 10:19 AM

I get the feeling I linked to this before but if I did, I can't find where. It's a brief snippet of a 1947 newsreel with a rare on-camera, almost-out-of-character interview with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. They were touring the U.K. to great acclaim and audience turnout…and you'll note that they say they were going to make a movie of Robin Hood. That, sadly, never happened.

Of interest is that Mr. Hardy didn't know the name of the movie they were there to do and had to turn to Mr. Laurel to find out. That was reflective of their off-camera relationship. On-screen, Hardy was the leader and spokesperson for the duo. Off-screen, Laurel managed things. This may be the only moment ever captured on film when Stan knew something that Ollie didn't. Of course, there were plenty of moments when neither had a clue…

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