Throwback Thursday Laurel and Hardy
Choreography
Former Jacksonville Florida resident
Oliver “Babe” Hardy became famous after he left the Sunshine State and teamed
up with Stan Laurel. Most people are familiar with their comedy, but few know
that they also performed dance sequences in their films.
One that is listed as one of the 11 best
silent movie dances is from That’s My
Wife (1929) in which “Stan, looking
lovely in an evening gown, dances the two-step with Ollie in an effort to
shimmy a stolen necklace down through his undergarments!” https://silentlondon.co.uk/2014/01/21/11-best-silent-movie-dance-sequences/
See the Link of the Day below.
Another dance, from Way out West (1937) was featured in Stan & Ollie (2018) the recent movie about their life. Stan & Ollie is delightful and
poignant – I recommend it. See the third and fourth Links of the Day below.
There are others dances in their movies:
“The Dance” from Bonnie Scotland (1935) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OTVga0YOS4
The
Dancing Masters (1943) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035777/videoplayer/vi1804271897?ref_=tt_ov_vi
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Secret #228:
“Laurel and Hardy filmed dance sequences.”
Link of the Day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHXmW3IvPYE
(dance starts at 14:44)
Quotes of the Day:
“You know,
there’s a right and wrong way to do everything.”
-Oliver
Hardy
“If any of
you cry at my funeral, I’ll never speak to you again!”
-
Stan Laurel
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