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Putting Pants
on Philip
(1927)

This Hal Roach comedy is considered to be the first true Laurel and Hardy film.

Flicker Alley
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition

Laurel & Hardy: Year One (1922-1928), black & white and color-toned black & white, 315 minutes total, not rated, including Putting Pants on Philip (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Flicker Alley, FA0083, UPC 6-17311-68839-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Discs (two BDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, optional English language SDH subtitles; chapter stops; 36-page insert booklet; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $49.95.
Release date: 25 July 2023.
Country of origin: USA

Ratings (1-10): video: X / audio: X / additional content: X / overall: X.

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from archival and private collection prints. The collection has been curated by L&H historians Randy Skretvedt, Richard W. Bann, Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange and Ulrich Ruedel.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Éric le Guen and Donald Sosin.

Supplementary material includes audio commentaries for each film by L&H historian and author Randy Skretvedt; audio commentary for The Battle of the Century by Randy Skretvedt and Serge Bromberg; “Restoring Laurel & Hardy,” a documentary by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange; “Laurel & Hardy On-Location,” a video essay by historian John Bengtson on selected location exteriors — always fascinating information and worth many viewings (11 minutes); a self-guided slideshow presentation of Hats Off (1927), a presumed lost film (48 images); multiple image galleries containing original publicity materials, press reviews and rare production stills (284 images total); and an insert booklet featuring an introduction to the collection by Serge Bromberg, a new essay by historian Richard W. Bann on the Blackhawk Films story and the company’s stewardship of the Laurel & Hardy film materials, and notes on each film by historian Randy Skretvedt.

This is our recommended home video edition of this film.

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Hal Roach Studios
2000 DVD edition

The Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy, The Complete Collection, Volume Six (1923-1929), black & white, 122 minutes total, not rated, including Putting Pants on Philip (1927), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Hal Roach Studios, distributed by Image Entertainment,
HRS4796, UPC 0-14381-47962-1.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles; chapter stops; snapper DVD case (reissued in standard DVD keepcase); $29.99.
Release date: 25 April 2000.
Country of origin: USA •

Ratings (1-10): video: X / audio: 5 / additional content: X / overall: X.