Senate Theater
6424 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 48210
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The Senate Theater is hosting our second Laurel and Hardy Festival!
Saturday, May 11th
Doors 7 pm | Movie 8 pm
Tickets $10, Kids 12 and under FREE
Live organ accompaniment with John Lauter!
Feature Film:
Block-Heads (1938)
Directed by John G. Blystone
59 Minutes of Happiness and Hi-Jinks
It’s 1938, but Stan doesn’t know the war is over; he’s still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum’s picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.
Silent Shorts:
Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
Directed by Clyde Bruckman
20 minutes
Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Hardy), greets his nephew from Scotland (Laurel,) who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.
The Finishing Touch (1928)
Directed by Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey
19 minutes
Stan and Ollie are hired to build a house in just one day. When they are done, a bird lands on the house and it collapses. Naturally, the owner wants his money back.
Two Tars (1928)
Directed by James Parrott
21 minutes
Stanley and Oliver, two sailors on shore leave, rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered motorists. A minor collision sets off an escalating series of retaliations. This film is recognized as one of Laurel and Hardy's greatest.
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