Spot On!
An Audiovisual Account of Laurel & Hardy's 1952 British Tour
(Book & CD)
Hardcover, full-colour book with over 160 glossy pages plus a CD containing a complete and restored recording of their sketch 'On the Spot' ... plus an additional previously unreleased recording!
All Laurel and Hardy Fans: Spot This!
➔ Filled with many previously unpublished full-page photographs, Spot On! tells the story of Laurel & Hardy’s 1952 British stage tour the step by step, using original letters, dozens and dozens of never-before-seen photographs, press releases, and much, much more. Great care has been taken to use the finest, first-generation photographs and the very best possible sound.
➔ This book also reproduces, for the very first time, all the surviving script versions of their 1952 stage sketch On the Spot, including extracts from Oliver Hardy’s own copies. These allow the reader to discover the many changes Stan Laurel made during the tour.
➔ The icing on the cake is the world premiere of the only known audio recording of Laurel & Hardy performing On the Spot live, illustrated with pictures of the boys on stage and backstage! Needless to say, that this book fills an important gap in the history of Laurel & Hardy history.
➔ Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) also features Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly recreating a bit from the On the Spot sketch.
➔ Photos from their stage tour of Peterborough, Glasgow, Newcastle, Sunderland, Hanley, Leeds, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Southampton, Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, Sheffield, Brighton, Manchester, Rhyl, Bradford, Southend, Coventry, Southport, Sutton, Bristol, Portsmouth, Dudley, Swansea, Cardiff, Paris, Marseille ...
➔ With exclusive essays by leading Laurel & Hardy scholars and collectors Glenn Mitchell, Danny Bacher and Nico Cartenstadt.
Cover photo: Stan & Ollie on stage in "A Spot Of Trouble" - 1952 (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com). In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.
Laurel and Hardy: Dozens and dozens of never-before-seen photographs, press releases, documents .... Photos from their stage tour from Peterborough, Glasgow, Newcastle, Sunderland, Hanley, Leeds, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Southampton, Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, Sheffield, Brighton, Manchester, Rhyl, Bradford, Southend, Coventry, Southport, Sutton, Bristol, Portsmouth, Dudley, Swansea, Cardiff, Paris, Marseille ... (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com).
Laurel and Hardy: Hardcover, full-colour book with over 160 glossy pages (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com). In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.
Laurel and Hardy: Original prop used on stage for "On the Spot" (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com. In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.
Laurel and Hardy: Original theatre box office card for the comedy team’s appearance at Liverpool's Empire Theatre - 1952 (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com). In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.
Laurel and Hardy on tour in Britain with their stage act "On the Spot" - 1952 (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com). In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.
Laurel and Hardy: Letters (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com). In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.
Laurel and Hardy: rare film footage from the collection of Michael Ehret. Screenshots from their tour in 1952, Oceana Hotel ... (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com). In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.
Laurel and Hardy: All surviving script versions of their 1952 stage sketch "On the Spot" (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com). In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.
Laurel & Hardy: live on stage, performing The Driver’s Licence Sketch - 1940. Screenshots from the restored 8mm colour home movie (www.laurel-hardy-publications.com). In the Sony Picture Stan & Ollie (2019) Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly also recreate a bit from the ON THE SPOT sketch.