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This page was last updated November 2, 2009

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

NEXT MEETING IS

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7
7:45 p.m.

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If the weather is bad--- call first!

Weather Alert: Meetings are held weather permitting during the winter months. A recorded message will tell you whether the meeting has been postponed.

If road or weather conditions are questionable on meeting night, call 508-647-0592 after 3:00 p.m.

Announcements are based on the weather forecast as of 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.  If the forecast mentions ice or snow in any form or amount,
PLEASE CALL FIRST . . .
YOUR SAFETY COMES FIRST!


 

Laurel & Hardy Films Available on DVD

It's that time of year again!

"Where can I find March of the Wooden Soldiers on video?"

Two colorized versions and the original black-and-white version are available on DVD:

Colorized version produced by Goodtimes Video

Colorized version produced by Legend Films, which also includes the black-and-white version

Original black-and-white version produced by MGM Video


One of the most frequently asked questions by Laurel & Hardy fans is "Where can I get their films on video?" Below are some links to currently available DVDs.

(Note: This is not a comprehensive list! Visit your favorite online video dealer to search for titles not listed here.)

The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Volume One contains the Twentieth Century-Fox films Great Guns, The Big Noise, and Jitterbugs, plus extras: trailers, audio commentaries by Randy Skretvedt, and the award-winning documentary Revenge of the Sons of the Desert (featuring some of our own Brats!).

Click here to see more information or to order on Amazon.com.


The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Volume Two contains the Twentieth Century-Fox films A-Haunting We Will Go, The Dancing Masters,  and The Bullfighters, plus extras: trailers, a mini-documentary, a rare complete print of the color short The Tree in a Test Tube, and audio commentaries for the three feature films by the Brats' own Scott MacGillivray.

Click here to see more information on Amazon.com.

Click here to read a comprehensive review of the DVD set--- including screen shots--- at dvdbeaver.com.


TCM Archives' Laurel and Hardy Collection (there doesn't seem to be much imagination in naming these sets!) contains the Hal Roach features The Devil's Brother (a.k.a. Fra Diavolo) and Bonnie Scotland, including extras: audio commentaries by Leonard Maltin and Richard W. Bann, excerpts from L&H guest appearances in other M-G-M film releases, trailers, and more (but no Brats).

Click here to see more information or to order on Amazon.com.


Air Raid Wardens and Nothing but Trouble  is a double feature on a single DVD from Warner Home Video, presenting the two films L&H made for M-G-M in the 1940s.

Click here to see more information or to order on Amazon.com.


The Flying Deuces was made with independent film producer Boris Morros in 1939. This DVD from Kino on Video includes extras: a special preface; the French trailer for the film; a poster gallery, stills, and other promotional material; The Stolen Jools, a short in which L&H make a brief cameo appearance; silent footage of the team's 1932 visits to England and Scotland; the 5-minute abridged version of The Tree in a Test Tube (see The Laurel and Hardy Collection, Volume Two above for the complete version); and a 1955 telecast of This Is Your Life featuring Laurel & Hardy.

Click here to see more information or to order on Amazon.com.


So now there's more Laurel & Hardy to enjoy at home ...
but come to the Brats meetings to see them on the big screen and laugh out loud!


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Our Next Attraction

Features---New articles added frequently:

New this month ---
    Babes in Toyland co-star Felix Knight

Also read about---

    Block-Heads co-star Patricia Ellis
    Co-star Chill Wills
    What the Boston Herald says about the book Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward
    The life of Jitterbugs and Dancing Masters co-star and radio star Bob Bailey

 

Directions to our meeting hall

THE BOSTON BRATS is one of the oldest and most active chapters of Sons of the Desert, the international Laurel & Hardy society. Since 1967, the Brats have held monthly film screenings featuring Laurel & Hardy and other vintage-comedy stars.

Click here for information about our next screening.

For more information about the group, e-mail us at

bostonbrats@earthlink.net

or write to P.O. Box 2102, Natick, MA 01760

 

When and where do the Boston Brats meet?

The Brats meet at The Union Church in Waban, 14 Collins Rd., Newton, MA, in the Vestry Room (lower level). Admission is $8.00. We usually meet on the first Monday of each month at 7:45 p.m. from March through August and October through January, but check the "Coming Attractions" page to be sure --- sometimes there is a schedule change.

Directions:

Via MBTA: Riverside streetcar to Waban MBTA stop on the Green Line. Walk up the ramp and stairs, and turn left. The Union Church is on the next corner.

Via Rt. 128: Exit 21A (Newton Rt. 16 E); keep right until Washington and Beacon Streets (look for small green sign for Waban with arrow pointing northeast). Bear right uphill onto Beacon; proceed for one mile until traffic lights. The Union Church is visible behind the lights.

Via Rt. 9 West: Turn right onto Woodward Street (at Huntington TV, opposite the CVS); go through two traffic lights. At end of Woodward, turn left. The Union Church is a stone building with a prominent sign out front.

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