Stan Without Ollie: The Stan Laurel Solo Films, 1917-1927 (Paperback)

from twolfe360

"Stan without Ollie" is a book for the fan of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy along with the completist silent film buff. It is broken down chronologically into chapters according to the company Stan Laurel was working for. In each chapter the authors provide a brief over view of how Laurel came...

from etrainer

I'm a fan of Laurel and Hardy, but I was unaware of Stan Laurel's history prior to teaming with Oliver Hardy. This book filled a large gap in my knowledge. Well wroth reading if you are interested in the subject.

from hardlyhardy

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, almost certainly the best comedy team ever in movies, appear so right together that it is a little hard to imagine one on the screen without the other, or even one of them living off-screen without the other. Yet pairing the two of them actually took several years an...

from burnit99

I have always considered Laurel and Hardy the finest comedy team ever, and I think most critics would concur. They've certainly been my favorite. But both men were silent film veterans well before they teamed up; this book is primarily about Stan Laurel's film career in the ten years (1917-1927) ...

from NewsieQ

Only devoted fans of Stan Laurel would devote the energy the authors obviously did to chronicling his early (silent) work. Although Stan Without Ollie is more of a reference work than a biography, I read the entire book (which I feel obligated to do on all Early Reviewers copies I receive from Li...