MaureenGerarda Posted June 21, 2008 It's really not fair to all of us CANADIAN fans of Laurel and Hardy that we are not able to see their films on TCM. I have been waiting patiently to view their films but it seems that only the Americans are able to watch them on TCM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
webestang Posted June 21, 2008 Sorry to here that! I'm a BIG TIME L&H fan. To that end I have been collecting their films and shorts on DVD or VHS. TCM or any other channel for that matter, never plays enough of L&H for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaureenGerarda Posted June 21, 2008 What is the best Laurel and Hardy film ever made? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
movieman1957 Posted June 21, 2008 Feature films - "Sons Of The Desert" followed by "Way Out West." Shorts, take your pick. "The Music Box", "Big Business", "Brats", "Men O' War", etc. They did many fine silent shorts but they are hard to come by. Lots of great stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fanclassic Posted June 23, 2008 In my opinion only, the best L & H film was, without a doubt, "The Music Box". I live in L.A. and it's possible to go to Silverlake and see a street named Music Box Street, where it was filmed. I understand it won an Academy Award when it was released. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
webestang Posted June 23, 2008 Another feature that is wonderful is "Pardon Us" and another short that is way too funny is "The County Hospital" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
movieman1957 Posted June 24, 2008 If you are lucky enough they are featured for a day (the 23rd) during the Summer Under The Stars festival. Maybe some will get shown in your area. There will be quite a few short films shown that day. I hope you get to see some. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaureenGerarda Posted June 29, 2008 Summer under the stars festival?? Please explain? Is that on TV or in the Movie theatres?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
movieman1957 Posted June 29, 2008 Maureen: Every August TCM has a Summer Under The Stars festival where each day they highlight the movies of one star only. August 23 is the day they will show only L&H films. They will show a combination of feature films and short films. Courtesy of a poster named "filmlover" here is a list of stars for August. 1. Michael Caine 2. Charlie Chaplin 3. Gregory Peck 4. Marie Dressler 5. Claude Rains 6. Anne Bancroft 7. Greta Garbo 8. James Garner 9. Fred MacMurray 10. Doris Day 11. Richard Widmark 12. Kim Novak 13. Peter Lorre 14. Greer Garson 15. Rita Hayworth 16. Fred Astaire 17. Gene Kelly 18. Jack Palance 19. Barbara Stanwyck 20. Edward G. Robinson 21. Ava Gardner 22. Trevor Howard 23. Laurel and Hardy 24. Henry Fonda 25. Ingrid Bergman 26. Janet Leigh 27. Tony Curtis 28. Charlton Heston 29. Marlon Brando 30. Katherine Hepburn 31. Spencer Tracy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaureenGerarda Posted June 29, 2008 Thanks for the info. I checked the TCM Schedule for August. I am soooooooo disappointed. Its not playing on the CANADIAN TCM Schedule.. The CANADIAN Schedule is totally different from the American Schedule. What a disappointment for us Canadian Laurel and Hardy fans. We fans are not getting any younger. Someday people will say Laurel and Hardy who? I hope TCM shows the L&H movies in Canada before that happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marysara Posted July 2, 2008 I checked the Canadian schedule. I'm jealous. Alot of precodes and I think at least one movie TCM changed. I guess the grass is always greener.I think somebody eles has the broadcast rights to Roach in Canada, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markfp2 Posted July 6, 2008 I know how frustrated you are, but there is absolutely nothing TCM can do about it. If the Canadian rights are not available to them, they can't show the films. It's as simple as that. Think about how much easier it would be for TCM if they didn't have to have two different schedules, but they have to. The two usual reasons the rights aren't available to TCM are that some station or network in Canada has those rights under contract or the American distributor doesn't have the Canadian rights to offer TCM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites