Comments on: On to the show...

On to the show...

1f2frfbf — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:17:55 -0800

Leroy Shield was a composer from the Hal Roach era of comedies who composed soundtracks for Laurel and Hardy and the Little Rascals, he has one cover, er, orchestra, the Beau Hunks and no less of a fan than Robert Crumb. Check the main website for more sounds and movies.
via WFMU, bonus YouTubery inside

Musical Laurel and Hardy: Laurel and Hardy - Way Out West Laurel and Hardy - The Music Box Laurel and Hardy - You're Darn Tootin' Musical Little Rascals/Our Gang: Our Gang - The Champeen Our Gang - Reunion in Rhythm Our Gang - Spooky Hooky Warning: early 20th century American stereotypes may offend some with delicate sensibilities and no sense of humor.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:25:27 -0800

Oh hell yes. Much appreciated.

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:11:09 -0800

Nifty, thanks

By: briank

briank — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:30:40 -0800

Good post. I have the Beau Hunks' "Little Rascals" album and enjoy it a lot.

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:41:21 -0800

Like Crumb's daughter said in the documentary of him: "You only like old-fashioned stuff."

By: batmonkey

batmonkey — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:53:06 -0800

"Warning: early 20th century American stereotypes may offend some with delicate sensibilities and no sense of humor." Way to poison the post. Would have stood just fine without it.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:41:49 -0800

Have you no sense of humor?

By: weathermachine

weathermachine — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:42:22 -0800

Great links. Thanks for taking the time! Little Rascals was huge for me even though I'm a few generations behind its first run.

By: Inversehelix

Inversehelix — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:55:20 -0800

Wow, That's very cool. Thank you. I haven't listened to much in the way of soundtracks, pre Graeme Revell. I always going going back further to see where things have been.

By: pmurray63

pmurray63 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:11:41 -0800

The Beau Hunks have also recorded several discs of Raymond Scott's music that are outstanding.

By: rdone

rdone — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:51:01 -0800

For those who may be less familiar with the Laurel and Hardy oeuvre, Beau Hunks (1931) is one of The Boys' funniest films, a parody of the immortal (and oft remade) Beau Geste.

By: jscott

jscott — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:36:49 -0800

Let me fulfill a standard Metafilter template by stating that I simply cannot watch Little Rascals shorts anymore; as I've reached adulthood they just seem like the cruelest confabulations of child labor and ersatz-child set direction. It just all feels like the kids are trapped and forced to deliver the kind of lines an adult who "bought" them expects kids to deliver, devoid of any spontaneous and joyful nature. I realize this is probably just me.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:56:15 -0800

It's not just you; welcome to adulthood--that world-wise filter sucks some of the enjoyment out of a lot of things you thought were grand as a kid. I know that my movie-going experience changed the first time I recognized what terrible acting was. Add to that accumulated knowledge about how the entertainment industry works, and I start to feel a bit of puke in my mouth whenever I see, say, pieces of High School Musical on the Disney Channel.