An early Stan Laurel comedy made with materials from two other films. One is Gilbert ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson & Gil Pratt’s The Pest (1922), the other Laurel’s screen debut, Robin Williamson’s Nuts in May (1917), of which only the materials used here survive. A true treat in many ways.
Also in this combined programme
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The Better Way Back to the Soil
A cinematographically minimalist prose poem crafted using nothing but the titles of movies that are lost. A reverie supreme. -
Die gekreuzigt werden
The remnants of a propaganda film against anti-Semitism. We know the story well enough to fill in the gaps. -
Âmes de fous
A few scenes and photos is all that remains of the film Âmes de fou. What might it have been? This performance reconstruction offers one…
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 1934
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 19'
- Medium/Format
- File
