Laurel and Hardy: The Dance Masters
| Movie | |
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| German title | Laurel and Hardy: The Dance Masters |
| Original title | The Dancing Masters |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1943 |
| length | 63 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Malcolm St. Clair |
| script | Scott Darling |
| production | Lee S. Marcus |
| music | Arthur Lange |
| camera |
Norbert Brodine Fred Sersen |
| cut | Norman Colbert |
| occupation | |
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Laurel and Hardy: Die Tanzmeister (Original title: The Dancing Masters ) is an American black and white film by Malcolm St. Clair from 1943. The screenplay was written by Scott Darling . It is based on a novel by George Bricker . The leading roles are starring Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Trudy Marshall and Robert Bailey . Robert Mitchum had one of his first appearances in a minor supporting role in this film. In the Federal Republic of Germany the film could be seen on the screen for the first time on April 5, 1958 under the title "Dick and Doof: Die Tanzmeister".
action
The Arthur Hurry Dance School, founded by Stan and Ollie, does not do very well. When the two business partners are involved in an accident by a gang of gangsters, the situation becomes even more precarious. One of the women, the pretty Mary Harlan, is in love with Grant Lawrence. But he is just a poor inventor and she is the daughter of the wealthy entrepreneur Watworth Harlan. The Harlan couple, however, have completely different plans for their daughter: She should make a “good match” and marry George Worthington, whom they have chosen. Mary would like to demonstrate her admirer's latest invention - a flamethrower - at her father's company. But because old Harlan doesn't like Lawrence, the two dance masters agree to demonstrate the device.
No sooner has the demonstration started than Stan and Ollie lose control of the machine. The disaster spreads into a minor disaster: the building is on fire. The dance masters are contrite about what they have done. But how can they get the money for a new machine? Then Ollie remembers a $ 10,000 insurance policy in case something bad should happen to him or Stan. To get the money, the unsuspecting Stan is said to have broken his leg. But whatever Ollie does, his efforts always come back to him. After all, it is he who ends up in the hospital with a broken leg. There the story ends with a general reconciliation in which Ollie is celebrated as a hero.
criticism
The lexicon of international film draws the following conclusion: “The climax of the otherwise weak and also from the German rental synchronization with anachronistic terms such as 'Rock'n Roll' or 'Sputnik' 'modernized' film is a truly grotesque thrill ride in a driverless bus on a roller coaster. "
German versions
- The first German version was created in 1958 by Ultra Synchron and was released in cinemas with the title Dick und Doof - Die Tanzmeister . The book was written by Franz-Otto Krüger , who also directed. Walter Bluhm spoke to Stan and Clemens Hasse took over the dubbing of Ollie.
- For the ZDF series Lachen Sie mit Stan and Ollie , the second version was created in 1980 during beta technology . The script and dialogue direction were in the hands of Wolfgang Schick . Walter Bluhm spoke to Stan again and Michael Habeck took over Ollie.
source
Program for the film: Das Neue Film-Programm , published by Verlag Heinrich Klemmer, Mannheim, without a number
Web links
- Laurel and Hardy: The dancing master in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Laurel and Hardy: The dance masters in the German dubbing index , first version
- Laurel and Hardy: The dance masters in the German dubbing index , second version