tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post1701672920880649466..comments2024-01-07T20:03:49.027+01:00Comments on All Talking! All Singing! All Dancing!: Wheeler & Woolsey - A great comedy teamJonas Nordinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-91987253289009994052011-05-17T08:40:46.511+02:002011-05-17T08:40:46.511+02:00even though its look old I enjoy watching it,and m...even though its look old I enjoy watching it,and make me some big smile :)cowboy boothttp://www.mensusa.com/tools.aspx?ID=163&Page=3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-20523680240066176342010-02-03T10:26:12.199+01:002010-02-03T10:26:12.199+01:00"The general idea of The Marx Brothers is ana..."The general idea of The Marx Brothers is anarchy and their assaults upon a completely and hopelessly sane and rational society. The comedy of Laurel and Hardy is based on their failure, due to their incompetence, to adjust to a regulated world which they aspire to join.<br />But with Wheeler and Woolsey, the basis of their world of comedy lays in the belief that the whole world is a crazy place where anything can happen and where every institution is essentially insane."<br /><br />Ha. From this definition, I think Laurel and Hardy would probably be my best bet, but I'm really looking forward to trying out this Wheeler and Woolsey of yours! :)<br /><br />Just as soon as I watch DUCK SOUP... ;)Ginger Ingenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904339551806493214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-68440502530130972692009-03-06T00:32:00.000+01:002009-03-06T00:32:00.000+01:00Thanks for the great article! I love their movies....Thanks for the great article! I love their movies. Anyone who also likes Wheeler & Woolsey should check out this site: http://www.wideopenwest.com/~stoogeman/default.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-37170408818368747912009-01-04T22:21:00.000+01:002009-01-04T22:21:00.000+01:00I wish I had in my possession the uncut version of...I wish I had in my possession the uncut version of SO THIS IS AFRICA, but I'm still looking. ;DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-68848155616962382742009-01-04T18:55:00.000+01:002009-01-04T18:55:00.000+01:00Dex and King,Whoah-oh!!!! Yes! Isn't it time f...Dex and King,<BR/>Whoah-oh!!!! Yes! Isn't it time for a revival of W&W? <BR/><BR/>Raquelle,<BR/>Thank you! I think the main reason W&W are half forgotten today is that their movies weren't packaged and sold to TV in the 50's. And why was that? They were naturally considered far too risqué for the 50's TV audience. Sad but I think that explains it.Jonas Nordinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06065342609209811314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-32829072316737138382009-01-04T18:47:00.000+01:002009-01-04T18:47:00.000+01:00I'm wondering too, except that W& W's ...I'm wondering too, except that W& W's films were apparently tougher to find for many years--I never saw any of 'em until I was in my 30s, long after the other comedy teams were shown endlessly on TV. Yet among true believers I've witnessed audiences at special screenings get quite a kick out of them, such as in RIO RITA. There's an excellent book on them published around ten years ago by Edward Watz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-711845426628845402009-01-04T17:06:00.000+01:002009-01-04T17:06:00.000+01:00Hey Jonas,Just keep on doing what you're doing...Hey Jonas,<BR/><BR/>Just keep on doing what you're doing, because I love your posts!!<BR/><BR/>What you say about the Marx Bros. and Laurel & Hardy's comedy styles are so true. I'm interested in watching some Wheeler & Woolsey. Hips Hips Hooray sounds interesting. If anything for that great title.<BR/><BR/>Do you think that Wheeler & Woolsey aren't that well known these days because their looks weren't as distinctive as Marx Bros. or L&H?<BR/><BR/>hej hej!Raquel Stecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687110907002450794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-18792803811971407922009-01-04T16:40:00.000+01:002009-01-04T16:40:00.000+01:00Whoah-oh!!!!Well, okay, this is definitely the pla...Whoah-oh!!!!<BR/><BR/>Well, okay, this is definitely the place. I'd add the clip of Wheeler and wonderful Marjorie White performing "Sing to Me" from DIPLOMANIACS. It was this film that introduced me to W&W in the mid-'80s. Thanks to cable, laser discs and some collectors, I caught up with practically all their movies. I'm so glad W&W are regarded highly here, since they still haven't gotten enough recognition and credit (I can also say the same as Marjorie White!). <BR/><BR/>Isn't the internet wonderful? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891927412771509295.post-14103064876205947002009-01-04T15:06:00.000+01:002009-01-04T15:06:00.000+01:00Excellent piece, Jonas! Nice rundown of W&W...Excellent piece, Jonas! Nice rundown of W&W's career. I was watching 1933's "Morning Glory" and one of the characters pejoratively referred to the Adolphe Menjou and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. characters as "Wheeler & Wolsey."<BR/><BR/><BR/> "...the basis of their world of comedy lays in the belief that the whole world is a crazy place where anything can happen and where every institution is essentially insane. The result is that the comic view of their films emphasizes the absurdities of the institutions with which we live and take for granted as normal..."<BR/><BR/>This is my favorite kind of humor! There's nothing with any kind of commentary in today's "comedies." Stand-up comedy, yes, but in movies? Forget it. It needs to make a comeback, but won't.Abe Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991534345391655980noreply@blogger.com