> > I don't see anything that looks like a Laurel and Hardy movie.
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> "Atoll K" aka "Utopia" is the one. It was Laurel and Hardy's last movie together. Many critics consider it their worst film, to the point of being an embarrassment. But by the time it was made, in 1954, they had been at it for nearly thirty years. It's too bad they went out on a sour note, but few comedians can be as successful for as long as they were.
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> S "isn't always successful at heading off asides in the world of movie lore" am

I read an article somewhere that said Dick Van Dyke modeled his comedic style after Stan Laurel. If you watch re-runs of the old Dick Van Dyke Show, you see him doing Stan Laurel's moves. I never noticed it until I read that article.

Another bit of Laurel trivia: In one movie, Laurel played his own alter-ego in the form of a stuffy English gentleman. He played it to perfection. The critics of the day were amazed. They said they knew he was a comic, but never dreamed he was a great actor. I've seen those scenes and I agree. The man was a genius.
Howard