Reviewed By Jason LockardHal Roach struck comedy gold when Laurel and Hardy first graced the silver screen. What about a female comedy duo? That could be just as much a goldmine? So who better than one of Hal's top female comedians Thelma Todd and putting her along side equally funny Zasu Pitts. Sounds like a plan!
Now The Sprocket Vault and MVD Visual bring us a 2 Disc DVD collection featuring all 17 short films from this delightful comedic duo's antics together. Let's take a look at what is included in this collection.
Our Rating System:
**** = Don’t Miss it!
*** = Worth a look.
** = An OK way to spend 20 Minutes.
* = You haven’t missed anything.
Let's Do Things (1931) Zasu & Thelma go out with two idiots to a nightclub. ***
Catch-As Catch-Can (1931) Zasu falls for a wrestler, and drags Thelma to his next fight. ***
The Pajama Party (1931) After running the girl's car off the road, a society matron insists that the girls spend the evening at her mansion. ***
War Mamas (1931) During WW1, the girls become spies when they spend the evening with two German officers. ***
On The Loose (1931) The girls are tired of going on dates to Coney Island. They except dates with two Englishmen who offer to take them guess where? ***
Sealskins (1932) Searching for a stolen seal leads two women to a houseful of sideshow performers.***
Red Noses (1932) The girls go to a Turkish bath to try to get rid of a cold.***
Strictly Unreliable (1932) Zasu inadvertently turns Thelma's vaudeville act into a shambles.***
The Old Bull (1932) While on a leisurely drive in a borrowed car, the girls try to avoid hitting a bull only to crash through a barn. Things go downhill from there. **
Show Business (1932) The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.***
Alum and Eve (1932) When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she and Zasu are on their way to the hospital. ***
The Soilers (1932) The girls are working their way through college by selling magazine subscriptions. Finding little success they decide to use their charms to sell the magazines instead. ***
Sneak Easily (1932) Juror Zasu accidentally swallows a piece of evidence which just happens to be a time bomb.***
Asleep In the Feet (1932) The girls moonlight as taxi dancers in order to earn some extra money.***
Maids a La Mode (1932) Instead of delivering some fancy dresses to a customer, the girls wear them to a party. ***
The Bargain of the Century (1932) After accidentally getting a policeman friend fired, the girls must come up with some way to get him re-hired or be stuck with him as an unwanted roommate. ***
One Track Minds (1932) Thelma wins a screen test with a Hollywood studio, but trouble ensues on the train trip out there. ***
It's a shame these two didn't make more short films! They were so much fun to watch. They had a great chemistry. They played well off of one another! By no means were they Laurel and Hardy, but in my opinion no one is ever going to be in Laurel and Hardy's league!
These films have been digitally restored by Paul Gierucki and Cinemuseum LLC. and look and sound absolutely stunning for the age of these films. Are they perfect? Of course not there is some minor imperfections in the picture and sound bit they look better than I would have expected.
Not only do you get all these films digitally restored on this DVD you also get special bonus features, Commentaries by; Richard M. Roberts, Randy Skretvedt, Brent Walker and Robert Farr. Along with Still and poster galleries.
For classic film fans this is an absolute must add to your collection. I am proud to display it on my shelf. If you love classic comedy shorts as much as I do. I highly recommend you head over to MVDShop.com today and get your copy of this DVD set.
Moral Rating: Nothing offensive
Audience: families
Genre: comedy
Length: 340 minutes
DVD Released: 2018
DVD Rating: A
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