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Vidar Olavesen
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posted January 27, 2015 12:38 PM

Was this ever released in it's full 31 minutes on Super 8? I got the 400', but would love to own the full 31 minute version

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David Ollerearnshaw
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posted January 27, 2015 01:22 PM

That's a good one. Looking at IMDB The 400ft is probley correct at the time, a restored version at 30 minutes came out.

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Terry Sills
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posted January 27, 2015 01:33 PM

Hi Vidar
I've got the 16mm version (800') but I don't think it's 31mins long. What scenes do you think are missing on your 8mm version?

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Vidar Olavesen
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posted January 27, 2015 01:45 PM

I don't know. Not seen it before today but saw imdb listed it at 31 minutes

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Steve Klare
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posted January 27, 2015 02:05 PM

There are several 31 minute versions on YouTube.

Apparently this was originally meant to be a three reeler, but Roach re-cut it to two reels for theatrical release. A work print of the full film was discovered in the mid 1980s: probably too late to have been released on Super-8.

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Mathew James
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posted January 27, 2015 05:56 PM

Yeah, I have the 400' Blackhawk as well.
What is missing is the 'letter' sequence. The part where Laurel gets a note basically saying to ditch his friendship with ollie if he wants the inheritance.
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Maurice Leakey
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posted January 28, 2015 05:25 AM

I quote from "The Films of Laurel & Hardy" by Mark Potts and Dave Shephard.

"The idea for this film was taken from their earlier silent, "Angora Love" (1929.) Due to a disagreement (?) with MGM, this was to be the last multi-lingual Laurel and Hardy picture, with future releases again reverting to be dubbed.

"Laughing Gravy" along with "Be Big" plus additional material were all incorporated to produce a feature-length picture, with the French version entitled "Les Carottiers (Germaine de Neel as Mrs Hardy) running for six reels.

The slightly longer Spanish version was called "Los Calaveras" (Linda Loredo as Ollie's wife.)

An extant third reel was filmed but deleted in the English version."

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Michael De Angelis
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posted January 31, 2015 12:38 AM

As Steve mentioned, the film was released as a 2 reeler. After Blackhawk Films had closed its doors, David Shepard who is the owner of The Blackhawk Films Library had released the missing 3rd Spanish speaking reel of Laughing Gravy in 16mm through his company: Film Preservation Associates.

Shepard bought the Blackhawk Film Library from Republic Pictures, after Republic discontinued the film component of their business in 1987.

FPA specialized in 16mm titles and early on, they re-tread some of the 8mm Laurel and Hardy Blackhawk titles. The sale of 8mm was short lived and 16mm titles were available until 2007.

Aside from the 3rd missing reel, FPA released an uncut 16mm version of Pack Up Your Troubles.

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
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posted January 31, 2015 05:44 AM

The spanish third reel of Laughing Gravy,in super 8, was imported,by Perry,in England for a time,and I bought it, and of course,spliced it to my copy of the Blackhawk version.I believe it originally had a piece of paper with the dialogue translation,(the reel is mostly dialogue),but this import did not. I believe it is rare now.In all the years since,I have rarely seen it in second hand lists.

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