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Double Feature: Sons of the Desert and Way Out West

  • Southeast Museum of Photography 1200 West International Speedway Boulevard Daytona Beach, FL, 32114 United States (map)

Laurel and Hardy’s classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film The Battle of the Century, making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years!

Restorations by Jeff Joseph/SabuCat in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress.

Using careful photochemical and digital techniques, these classic films are restored to pristine condition. In these stunning new transfers, they look and sound as beautiful as they did when they were first released.

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Sons of the Desert: Stanley (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) want to attend the yearly convention of the Sons of the Desert, a fraternal group to which they belong. When Ollie's wife, Lollie (Mae Busch), objects, he feigns sickness, and Stanley gets a doctor to prescribe a fake trip to Hawaii. After Stanley and Ollie revel with the Sons of the Desert, they return home to find out the ship they were supposedly on has sunk in a typhoon, and they're forced to cover their tracks.

Way Out West: A prospector enlists Stan (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) to deliver the deed to a goldmine to his daughter Mary (Rosina Lawrence) in Brushwood Gulch. When they arrive in the small village and enter the local saloon, Mary's sinister guardian (Sharon Lynne) pretends to be Mary, thus fooling the hapless duo into handing over the deed. Upon meeting the real Mary, the pair realizes their mistake and sets about getting the deed into the rightful owner's hands.

These films will be screened in the Madorsky Theater beginning at 6pm on October 3rd. To secure your seat, please register via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/double-feature-sons-of-the-desert-and-way-out-west-tickets-711398240287?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Earlier Event: September 14
The Kid - Charlie Chaplin Film Screening
Later Event: October 18
Poker Face Portraits