{"product_id":"laurel-hardy-year-three-us-import-blu-ray","title":"Laurel \u0026 Hardy: Year Three (US Import BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS Import\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PTf013OTImY?si=JuIv73vrpGlVDEwt\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the acclaimed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy: Year One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy: Year Two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collections, Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films® are proud to announce the culmination of the duo's silent years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy: Year Three\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings to Blu-ray disc nine of L\u0026amp;H's most beloved classic shorts, newly restored and joined by a host of rare archival material that also includes several of their earliest sound films.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnparalleled in their ability to adapt to the changing cinematic landscape, Laurel and Hardy’s upwards trajectory was only bolstered by the arrival of sound. Their first sound short, appropriately titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnaccustomed As We Are\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, begins to incorporate sync sound gags and was so well received by audiences that the duo would go on to win the Academy Award for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Music Box\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e just a few years later, an impressively rare feat for the time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRestored shorts on the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy: Year Three\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e set include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiberty\u003cbr\u003eWrong Again\u003cbr\u003eThat's My Wife\u003cbr\u003eBig Business\u003cbr\u003eUnaccustomed as We Are (Silent Version)\u003cbr\u003eDouble Whoopee\u003cbr\u003eBerth Marks (Silent Version)\u003cbr\u003eBacon Grabbers\u003cbr\u003eAngora Love (Silent Version)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1929 shorts include many of Laurel and Hardy’s best known films and, thanks to painstaking restoration efforts by Blackhawk Films®, each short offers pristine picture and audio, backed by fascinating and contextual bonus features, including audio commentaries, alternate edits, and rare archival footage. What’s more, the set includes both silent and sound versions of \u003cem\u003eUnaccustomed as We Are\u003c\/em\u003e and two bonus full sound shorts from 1929, \u003cem\u003eThey Go Boom!\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Hoose-Gow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach film features newly recorded scores from some of the best silent film composers working today, including Neil Brand, Andreas Benz, Robert Israel, and Maud Nelissen, three of the scores featuring a 5.1 audio mix. The release is curated by film historians and Laurel and Hardy specialists; Randy Skretvedt, Richard W. Bann, Serge Bromberg, and Eric Lange.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating historical glimpse into a rapidly evolving cinematic landscape, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy: Year Three\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e delivers timelessly hilarious gags, as undeniably funny today as they were nearly a hundred years ago. Give the goat a donut, shake the crustaceans out of your pants, and put the horse on the piano: the final silent masterpieces from Laurel and Hardy are here to complete your collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBONUS MATERIALS INCLUDE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Commentary Tracks - \u003c\/b\u003eFor each film by historians and authors Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdditional Musical Scores\u003c\/b\u003e – Alternate audio options, including fully restored original 1929 Vitaphone tracks on \u003ci\u003eLiberty,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWrong Again\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThat’s My Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBacon Grabbers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAngora Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurel \u0026amp; Hardy On-Location in Year Three \u003c\/b\u003e– A video essay by historian John Bengtson on selected location exteriors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey Go Boom!\u003c\/i\u003e (1929), \u003ci\u003eThe Hoose-Gow\u003c\/i\u003e (1929), and \u003cem\u003eUnaccustomed as We Are \u003c\/em\u003e(1929) \u003c\/b\u003e– Three bonus full sound shorts from late 1929, proof positive of Laurel \u0026amp; Hardy’s adaptability to the innovations of the “talkies”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Revue of 1929\u003c\/i\u003e (Excerpt) \u003c\/b\u003e- Laurel \u0026amp; Hardy deliver a magic act in this segment from MGM’s theatrically released variety musical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpanish Version of \u003ci\u003eBerth Marks\u003c\/i\u003e (1929) (Fragment)\u003c\/b\u003e - An example of how foreign language editions were prepared and released and a testament to Stan and Ollie’s international appeal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eDubbed Version of \u003ci\u003eDouble Whoopee\u003c\/i\u003e (1929) - \u003c\/b\u003eA rare presentation of \u003ci\u003eDouble Whoopee\u003c\/i\u003e dubbed decades later in 1970 by Chuck McCann, included with an introduction from McCann’s presentation at the Hollywood Party Tent in 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMGM Convention 1930 Announcement \u003c\/b\u003e- Virtually unseen, Laurel and Hardy deliver a special message for MGM’s annual sales convention\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilm Specific Image Galleries\u003c\/b\u003e – Containing original publicity materials, press reviews, and rare production stills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouvenir Booklet\u003c\/b\u003e – Containing new introductions by Leonard Maltin and Serge Bromberg, film notes by Richard W. 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