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Brad Kimball
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From: Highland Mills, NY USA
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posted July 25, 2011 10:30 PM

I actually saw a portion of this (the last half only) on YouTube and apparently Chuck McCann did the voices for both Stan and Ollie. I'm so glad I got to see it. I didn't think it deserves the bashing it often gets. I think it was done quite well (although the voice-over for Charlie Hall is completely wrong in timbre). I don't know that I would prefer the sound version to its original silent form, but it makes for a really neat curio. It is available on one of the "Laurel & Hardy & Friends" DVD's. I think it's Volume 7. What I have been able to find out about it is that it was done as an experiment intended to be somewhat of an homage to the boys which I believe because McCann is known to be a huge L&H devotee and I don't think he would participate in anything that he would feel was disrespectful to the memories of Stan and Ollie.

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Joe Caruso
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posted July 26, 2011 09:05 AM

Caught a Super 8 Sound of this many years ago, but didn't buy it - Might still be floating - Did watch it on the L&H Show, via WOR-TV years back

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Osi Osgood
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posted July 26, 2011 12:46 PM

I once heard this and his vocal renditions of Stan and Laurel were uncanny, but I still prefer the lads themselves, without any help.

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