Duck Soup (Short 1927)

Duck Soup (Short 1927). 20m | Passed

“Aside from two previous films(LUCKY DOG and 45 MINUTES FROM HOLLYWOOD),this film is the very first that Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy appeared together properly.For nearly 50 years a lost film,it was thought that the comedians hardly shared any scenes in DUCK SOUP,if at all.When a copy did turn up in the 1970u0026#39;s,all shallow theories and guesses were proved totally wrong.Laurel u0026amp; Hardy are very much a team throughout the entire picture,although their appearances are decidedly unorthodox;u0026quot;Stan and Ollieu0026quot; are u0026quot;Hives and Maltraversu0026quot;,and are dressed in tramp costuming;Stan however does wear a bowler hat.Ollie wears a hat too,but of the top variety,and sports an unshaven chin instead of a toothbrush moustache.The film itself isnu0026#39;t particularly funny,having much frantic chases and running about,instead of the more controlled,carefully-paced nuances that L u0026amp; H perfected barely a year later in further films.But at least they are a team,which was not to be the case in their following couple of pictures,where they sometimes played bitter enemies.DUCK SOUP is a film of massive and important interest,though.6 out of 10.”