Underplayed Gems

The Second Hundred Years (1927)

The Second Hundred Years poster
Original title
The Second 100 Years
Directed by
Fred Guiol
Genre
comedy film, silent film, buddy film
Country
United States
Runtime
20 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two convicts escape from prison. They try to pass as businessmen to avoid capture.

lightheartedplayfulfast-pacedsillywhimsicalphysical comedyabsurd

What happens

The Second Hundred Years (a.k.a. The Second 100 Years) is a 1927 American silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. William K. Everson identifies this as the first "official" Laurel and Hardy film in which they are presented as a team. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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