Discover Laurel & Hardy's Lost Films

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - June 17, 2022 - PRLog -- A brand-new book by the world's foremost authority on Laurel and Hardy helps recreate the lost films of the beloved comedy team.

Randy Skretvedt's The Laurel & Hardy Movie Scripts Volume 2: Lost Films and Classics (Bonaventure Press) presents priceless, never-before-published documents created between 1927 and 1935 for 23 of the team's movies. For the first time, you can read cutting continuities for the now-missing "Hats Off!" and "The Rogue Song," and a missing portion of "The Battle of the Century," all of which precisely describe the action in each shot. The films have been unseen by audiences for 90+ years.

Also featured is a never-filmed script, "Tickets for Two," as well as complete scripts for favorites such as "Two Tars," "Helpmates," "The Music Box," "County Hospital," and more. The scripts differ substantially from the finished movies, with fascinating and hilarious scenes that were never shot. Plus, L&H expert Randy Skretvedt describes the changes and adds behind-the-scenes details on each film's production and cast.

Skretvedt is the author of several books, including Laurel & Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies (Bonaventure Press), the definitive account of the making of each of the team's films.

Featuring 200 rare photos across 412 treasure-packed pages, The Laurel & Hardy Movie Scripts Volume 2 retails for $29.95 from Amazon.com and direct from the publisher (http://www.bonaventurepress.com).