Stan Without Ollie Vol. I

1063. STAN WITHOUT OLLIE: VOLUME 1. ZANY SLAPSTICK COMEDIES STARING THE ONE AND ONLY STAN LAUREL. FEATURING IMPECCABLY TIMED GAGS, AS STAN GELS INTO ONE FINE MESS AFTER ANOTHER!
1. KILL OR CURE (1923). WITH STAN LAUREL YOU KNOW THAT STAN’S ATTEMPTS TO SELL AN ALL-PURPOSE ELIXIR (HEALTH TONIC, HAIR RESTORER, CAR POLISH, BUG EXTERMINATOR, ETC., ETC.) WILL BE CATASTROPHIC WHEN HIS FIRST PROSPECT IS DEAF AND DUMB! IT GOES DOWNHILL FROM THERE, AS HE HAS HILARIOUS ENCOUNTERS WITH A DISORDERLY DRUNKARD, A MALICIOUS MAID, A CONFUSED COP (WHO ALMOST SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE WITH THE LETHAL LIQUID), AND A MAN WHOSE CAR SHRINKS FROM ONE POLISHING, STAN FINALLY MEETS HIS MATCH IN A FEROCIOUS FAT LADY, WHO WOULD RATHER KILL HIM THAN BE CURED!
2. ORANGES AND LEMONS (1923). WITH STAN LAUREL. THE ORANGES ARE IN THE PACKING HOUSE WHERE OUR HERO WORKS. THE LEMONS ARE STAN AND THE OTHER INEPT EMPLOYEES! STAN AND HIS BOSS WAGE AN ENDLESS WAR, INVOLVÂING ALL SORTS Of MECHANISMS-INCLUDING A BIKE THAT GENERATES POWER TO SEND ORANGES DOWN A CHUTE, AND ON TO THE BOSS’ HEAD. STAN ALSO ATTACKS THE MAN WITH CRATES, LADDERS AND A FREIGHT ELEVATOR, THEN LEADS HIM ON A MERRY CHASE ON A CONVEYOR BELT!
3. THE NOON WHISTLE (1923). WITH STAN LAUREL STAN WORKS (?) IN A LUMBER COMPANY, AND WHEN IT COMES TO CARRYING PLANKS, PROVES TO BE A ONE-MAN DISASTER AREA. THE FOREMAN TRIES, WITHOUT SUCCESS, TO GET STAN TO DO MORE THAN WAIT FOR THE NOON LUNCH WHISTLE. THEIR EPIC BATTLE LEADS THE FOREMAN TO BE BOMBARDED WITH BOXES AND CEMENT BAGS, TANGLED IN ROPES, CAUGHT ON A SEESAW-LIKE LADDER, AND STUCK IN A TUB Of HOT GLUE, GREAT FUN FROM STAN LAUREL, ONE Of THE ORIGINAL WILD AND CRAZY GUYS! SILENT FILMS WITH MUSIC SCORE, CORRECT PROJECTION SPEED. 53 MINUTES TOTAL. ÒSILENTÓ COMEDY.