Stan without Ollie: The Stan Laurel Solo Films,, Okuda, Okuda, Neibaur,+-

Stan Without OllieThe Stan Laurel Solo Films, 1917-1927\nAuthor(s): Ted Okuda, James L. Neibaur\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc, United States\nImprint: McFarland & Co Inc\nISBN-13: 9780786447817, 978-0786447817\nSynopsis\nLong before his momentous teaming with Oliver Hardy, comedian Stan Laurel [tel] was a motion picture star in his own right. From his film debut in Nuts in May [tel] through his final solo starring effort Should Tall Men Marry? [tel], Laurel headlined dozens of short comedies for a variety of producers and production companies, often playing characters far removed from the meek, dimwitted \""Stanley\"" persona that we know and love. This is a film-by-film look at the pictures Stan made as a solo artist, as well as those he wrote and directed for other stars, shows his development as a movie comedian and filmmaker.\n\nComedy legend Jerry Lewis, a longtime friend and admirer of Stan Laurel, provides an affectionate and eloquent foreword. Inclu.