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Galaxy of Stars (1936)

Galaxy of Stars poster
Genre
comedy film, buddy film
Country
United States

How it feels

Laurel and Hardy promote MGM movies in a short comedy. They fumble with a telescope while James Finlayson tries to stop them. The film is dubbed in French.

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What happens

Galaxy of Stars (1936) is an American promotional short film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer only for MGM exhibitors in Europe and Africa, featuring Laurel and Hardy, and rediscovered in 2005. The 8.5-minute film presents about three minutes of Laurel and Hardy promoting eight MGM films, none of which feature the duo. The film is dubbed in French, with much of the comedy revolving around a telescope. Also featured in the clip is Laurel and Hardy regular James Finlayson playing their foil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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