45 Minutes from Hollywood (Short 1926)

45 Minutes from Hollywood (Short 1926). 21m | Passed

“Technically u0026quot;Madame Mysteryu0026quot; was Thea Barau0026#39;s final film. But in December 1926u0026#39;s u0026quot;45 Minutes From Hollywood,u0026quot; Hal Roach uses a clip of Thea to showcase of bevy of silent movie stars as a bus of tourists travels throughout Hollywood. The movie is a vehicle for actor Glenn Tryon, whose character gets caught up in what he thinks is a movie production. But the situation he faces turns out to be a real-life bank heist. The bank robber, disguised as a woman, ends up in Oliver Hardyu0026#39;s apartment while heu0026#39;s taking a bath.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStan Laurel appears in a brief scene in bed with a Jimmy Finlayson-style mustache, a disguise he had to wear because he was still under contract with producer Joe Rock. Laurel was freelancing for Roach as a screenwriter and director at the time he was obligated to Rock. Oliver was employed by Hal Roachu0026#39;s studio. u0026quot;Madame Mysteryu0026quot; was only the second film the two soon-to-be world famous comedic team appeared in the same movie, the first being 1921u0026#39;s u0026quot;The Lucky Dog.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eProducer Roach had high hopes for Tryonu0026#39;s star-power to take the place of Harold Lloyd, who left his studio to become independent. Tryon, not anywhereu0026#39;s near as popular as Lloyd, was one of the few silent film actors who made the transition to sound. Comic actors had a better success rate of lasting power with the talkies than their dramatic cousins.”