"The Laurel and Hardy Movie Posters Book - Reprint Edition" is a colorful collection of rare and unusual poster art from the films of Hollywood's greatest movie comedy team. From 1926 to 1950, Stan and Babe (as he was affectionately known) appeared together in 106 films, both two-reelers and features. Beginning with "Lucky Dog" (1921) and ending with "4 Clowns" (1970), "The Laurel and Hardy Movie Posters Book - Reprint Edition" contains a sampling of nearly 100 pieces of poster art culled from a variety of sources from the team's silent, sound, compilation and solo films as well as foreign versions. Enjoy!

Laurel and Hardy made over one hundred movies together. "Laurel and Hardy: Foreign Lobby Cards and Posters III" presents over 150 rare and vintage posters, lobby cards and other theater publicity material from their feature films in color. This book was created to show how these films were originally introduced to contemporary foreign audiences in their first run and reissue theatrical presentations and to encourage viewing of these classic comedies today. Material was drawn from private collections.

For the first time, all 99 Laurel and Hardy comedies, from early two-reelers through classic shorts and great features, are fully documented with cast-lists, credits and plot outlines. 400 photos.

The remarkable story behind the planning, development and marketing of Laurel and Hardy's ill-received final film, Atoll K, has been little explored. Details on the script development, cast, crew, locations, and even basic information on running times and release dates have been sketchy at best since the film's 1951 release. This work reconstructs the circumstances surrounding this unusual international co-production (Atoll K was a French-Italian film with English-speaking stars). Through lost documents detailing the film's production and funding, previously unreleased behind-the-scenes photos, and a rare interview with French movie star Suzy Delair, the author explores the continuous changes to the film's script during its chaotic production and the final marketing of the film's many different versions (Atoll K was also released as Robinson Crusoeland in the United Kingdom and as Utopia in the United States). Several appendices detail alternative sequences and cut scenes in various versions of the film and include French box-office reports from 1951 to 1952 as well as a complete filmography.

Long before his momentous teaming with Oliver Hardy, comedian Stan Laurel (1890-1965) was a motion picture star in his own right. From his film debut in Nuts in May (1917) through his final solo starring effort Should Tall Men Marry? (1928), Laurel headlined dozens of short comedies for a variety of producers and production companies, often playing characters far removed from the meek, dimwitted "Stanley" persona that we know and love. This is a film-by-film look at the pictures Stan made as a solo artist, as well as those he wrote and directed for other stars, shows his development as a movie comedian and filmmaker. Comedy legend Jerry Lewis, a longtime friend and admirer of Stan Laurel, provides an affectionate and eloquent foreword. Included are several rare photographs and production stills.