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| ACTORS: | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy |
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Lewis R. Foster |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 June, 1929 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Artisan Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 707729151739 |
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Customer Reviews of Berth Marks
Good early talkie, if not one of the best. "Berth Marks", released in 1929, is two-reels of comedy, lasting 20 minutes. This one was directed by Lewis Foster and is one of the Hal Roach/MGM shorts. The film was released in both silent and talkie versions.
The two are part of a vaudeville act and are getting on a train to go to Pottsville, brining along with them their fiddle. They come into a number of problems while on this train, such as trying to fit into a bed that is way too small for the two of them. They finally manage to get in it, and then decide to change clothes in the extremely cramped space. When they are just going to to sleep the train makes it to their destination where they get off. Once off the train, Stan realizes he has left the fiddle on the train, and Ollie obviously takes out his anger.
There are a few amusing parts in this short. Particularly a scene where the passengers on the train find themselves tearing each others jackets, etc, apart, due to a little thing that Stan kind of started near the beginning of the train trip. There are also parts though, that drag on a bit. The ending is quite funny. So while far, far from one of their best, it is worthwile seeing.
I cannot comment on this edition to video, since I do not own, and have therefore not viewed it either. I do however feel that this is a colourized version. If thats your thing, fine. I personally hate colourizations of black and white filmed movies. This short can be found on a number of DVD editions. Inparticularly, a Region 2 release of a huge Laurel and Hardy set (which is near enough complete) which has been released in the UK.
Simply one of the worst Laurel & Hardy comedies
In "Berth Marks," Laurel & Hardy are a couple of poor musicians trying to get from one gig in one small town to the next. The two main comic routines are the shirt-ripping fight they cause on the train and their attempt to go to sleep in a cramped upper berth. This 1929 two-reeler, directed by Lewis Foster, was released by Hal Roach-MGM in both silent and sound versions, each of which has significant problems. "Berth Marks" is just not a good comedy and you can only wonder what happened given the story was by Leo McCarey. The sleeping birth sequence is redone, in slightly better form, in their 1944 feature "The Big Noise," which was also a lamentably bad comedy from the boys.
Early L & H talkie is awkward, but amusing in spots
This was one of Laurel & Hardy's first sound films, and it was also released as a silent. Unfortunately, the film falls somewhere between the two styles, so an upper-berth scene runs too long and goes nowhere. On the plus side, some of the train-station gags are very funny, and the added colorization is a pleasant novelty. Completists will want this, but it isn't Laurel & Hardy at their best.