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45 Minutes from
Hollywood
(1926)

This Roach comedy, directed by Fred Guiol, stars Glenn Tryon, with Charlotte Mineau, Tiny Sanford, Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Theda Bara, Mickey Daniels, Joe Cobb and Jay R. Smith.

Flicker Alley
2023 Blu-ray Disc edition

Laurel & Hardy: Year One (1922-1928), black & white and color-toned black & white, 315 minutes total, not rated, including 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), black & white, ? minutes, not rated.

Flicker Alley, FA0083, UPC 6-17311-68839-3.
One single-sided, dual-layered, Regions ABC Blu-ray Disc (two BDs in the set); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, optional English language SDH subtitles; chapter stops; 36-page insert booklet; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $49.95.
Release date: 25 July 2023.
Country of origin: USA

This Blu-ray Disc edition has been mastered from an archival source print. The collection has been curated by L&H historians Randy Skretvedt, Richard W. Bann, Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange and Ulrich Ruedel.

The films are accompanied by music scores composed and performed by Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola, Éric le Guen and Donald Sosin. Optional musical scores include soundtracks for the 1930s French rereleases of Slipping Wives, Why Girls Love Sailors, and Flying Elephants.

Supplementary material includes audio commentaries for each film by L&H historian and author Randy Skretvedt; audio commentary for The Battle of the Century by Randy Skretvedt and Serge Bromberg; “Restoring Laurel & Hardy,” a documentary by Serge Bromberg and Eric Lange; “Laurel & Hardy On-Location,” a video essay by historian John Bengtson on selected location exteriors — always fascinating information and worth many viewings (11 minutes); a self-guided slideshow presentation of Hats Off (1927), a presumed lost film (48 images); multiple image galleries containing original publicity materials, press reviews and rare production stills (284 images total); and an insert booklet featuring an introduction to the collection by Serge Bromberg, a new essay by historian Richard W. Bann on the Blackhawk Films story and the company’s stewardship of the Laurel & Hardy film materials, and notes on each film by historian Randy Skretvedt.

This is our recommended home video edition of this film.

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Kino on Video
2005 DVD edition

The Oliver Hardy Collection (1922-1927), black & white, 181 minutes total, not rated, including 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), black & white, 22 minutes, not rated.

Kino International, K433, UPC 7-38329-04332-2.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: 13 September 2005.
Country of origin: USA

The majority of films in this DVD collection have been mastered from very-good to excellent 35mm prints and 16mm reduction prints.

The disc was produced with the assistance of Lobster Films, Paris.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of this film.

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Hal Roach Studios
2000 DVD edition

The Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy, The Complete Collection, Volume Six (1923-1929), black & white, 121 minutes total, not rated, including 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), black & white, 33 minutes, not rated.

Hal Roach Studios, distributed by Image Entertainment,
HRS4796, UPC 0-14381-47962-1.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at 4.8 Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to 60 fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at 256 Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); snapper DVD case (reissued in standard DVD keepcase); $29.99.
Release date: 25 April 2000.
Country of origin: USA •

This DVD edition has been mastered from 35mm print elements. We have seen some of the films on laserdisc and VHS videotape, and we have seen other DVD releases in this series. Our hipshot opinion of the DVD, sight unseen, is that some films will look very-good (transferred from the original 35mm negatives) and others may be passable at best, usually films transferred from the best surviving material in the possession of Hal Roach Studios.

This early DVD edition is no longer recommended.

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Alpha Video
2016 DVD edition

Hal Roach Presents Early Pathé Comedies (1920-1926), black & white, 120 minutes total, not rated, including 45 Minutes from Hollywood (1926), black & white, 18 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 7821D, UPC 0-89218-78219-9.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R disc; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 mono sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; no chapter stops (within the film); standard DVD keepcase; $7.98 (raised to $8.98).
Release date: 19 July 2016.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has been mastered from a range of 16mm and 8mm reduction prints, with more than one being low-quality duds.

The film is accompanied by a soundtrack compiled from preexisting music recordings.

We do not recommend this below-average disc. The low quality of many of the source prints can make this DVD tough going.

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