Classics Monthly

ROD KER CARS ARE THE STARS

A century ago Laurel & Hardy were the original ‘men behaving badly.’ Unlike so many other early film stars, they successfully made the transition from silent to ‘talkies’. Although some people (mainly female, if I’m allowed to make a sexist observation!) just can’t understand why repeatedly falling over and hurting yourself should be funny, the rest of us continue to be amused. rofl, as they say.

Stan and Ollie used virtually anything as props, from pianos to gorillas and from cabbages to kings, but cars were an intrinsic element of most plots. In particular, Ford

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