With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pressures of a hectic schedule, and with the support of their wives Lucille and Ida – a formidable double act in their own right – the pair's love of performing, as well as for each other, endures as they secure their place in the hearts of their adoring public
Steve Coogan
as Stanley "Stan" Laurel
John C. Reilly
as Oliver "Ollie" Hardy
Shirley Henderson
as Lucille Hardy
Nina Arianda
as Ida Kitaeva Laurel
Rufus Jones
as Bernard Delfont
Danny Huston
as Hal Roach
Joseph Balderrama
as James W. Horne
John Henshaw
as Nobby Cook
Keith MacPherson
as James Finlayson
Richard Cant
as Harry Langdon
Peter McGinn
This movie tells a simple story beautifully about two complex men at the end of their careers. I think I disagree with some people in believing that Stan & Ollie benefits from narrowing the plot. Showing their career together at their pear would show what they were as a team and what they did tog...
CinemaSerf
As a kid, i always shied away from the sort of "slapstick" humour of Laurel and Hardy, so I knew little about them. This little retrospective proved to be an enjoyable traipse throughout their last few professional years, down on their luck, working for a somewhat unscrupulous Bernard (later Lord) D...