Duck Soup

Duck Soup isn’t as polished or iconic as their later masterpieces, it captures an early spark. It’s a perfect example of how something seemingly light and ephemeral can hint at the construction of an enduring comedic legacy.

imthatjeremyguy

Why are so many movies named Duck Soup? Was that such a common soup that you knew you'd have a built-in audience if you called your movie Duck Soup? In fact, in all the movies I've seen, no one ever eats duck soup. Or soup. Or duck. Makes you think...

Crash Jatcko

The third movie to feature both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, but the first in which they operate as a team. Their personae and dynamic are not yet perfected, but the chemistry is there. Keep your eye on these two - big things are on the horizon. I've been saying this a lot…

Will Sloan

"At the enquiry of a profession. Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy are resolutely adopting that of being unemployed." Here we go... the first time Laurel and Hardy played their Stan and Ollie characters on screen. It could of been very different however as in Stan Laurels 19 page…

ANDREWGRAINGER1

It starts off promising - though with a premise that should be more disturbing than presented, though that's not always a flaw in a well-made comedy - but quickly dwindles. The best parts are pure slapstick or classic gags; the worst parts are eye-rolling humor best…

Sally Jane Black

A really fascinating film in that it sees Stan and Ollie playing as their typical on-screen incarnations for the first time as a team. This was made before they were officially paired together (really interesting to see in the release poster it's just Madeline Hurlock's…

Calvin Dyson

DUCK SOUP is a title that was made famous by the Marx Brothers. However, this rendition marks the first time that something very close to the "Stan and Ollie" characters would appear on the screen. The film is highly prized by Laurel and Hardy fans because it had…

Jim Dooley

We're finally beginning to see L&H as a team here, as well as some of the basics of their screen personas. Hardy as the inept conniver, and Laurel as the witless man-chid. They're vagrants that seemingly luck into a 48 hour free use of the mansion of an obnoxious "great…

Jim Morrow

SILENT SEPTEMBER, DAY 21 Laurel and Hardy still aren’t billed together. Stan gets top billing.  In this short, forest rangers are rounding up vagrants and forcing them to fight fires. After a brief chase, they find a mansion to hide in.  Things go from bad to worse when…

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