Laurel and Hardy: my funniest moment of all time

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Posted by petew on January 5, 2002 at 10:57:11

In Reply to: Also in "Mr. Hulot's Holiday"... posted by TAFKA Steve on January 4, 2002 at 15:06:51:

I once saw a short with Laurel and Hardy were the gag is they own a boat. Naturally you expect there to be water gags, but the boat is on blocks in a backyard and there is no water in sight, anywhere.

Stan and Ollie are fixing-up the boat, at one point, Stanley is in the cabin and gets his head caught between the bulkhead and the mast, he can't free himself and starts to panic. Fortunately, a saw is within his reach, and he proceeds to saw thru the mast, obviously proud of his resourcefulness (that he doesn't have to suffer the humiliation of calling Ollie). Meanwhile Ollie is painting, and as you might expect, the fat man is painting while hanging on to the very top of the mast (you wouldn't put a skinny man up there, would you?).

Back in the cabin Stanley has sawn halfway thru the mast, when he notices that he's cutting towards his stuck neck, right at the Adam's apple--this illumination is hilarious. He adjusts his position and continues happily to complete the act of securing his freedom, with the expected disasterous results to his companion at the top of the mast (with paint bucket).

This is the set-up for the inevitable conflict where "...another fine mess...", and it follows that the water appears: a hose used to wash the boat--what follows is without any doubt the funniest scene in any film i've ever seen. I won't tell you what happens, you may be lucky enough to see it for yourself some day.

I confess, I have a weakness for Stanley Laurel--and Buster Keyton and Harold Lloyd and W.C. Fields and yes, even Chaplin. Those were the golden years of film comedy--nothing since has come close.

I wish I knew where I could find this priceless gem.

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