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Laughing...@hotmail.com

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Dec 23, 2007, 2:54:28 PM12/23/07
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http://www.inthebalcony.com/FNF/

Jim Reid

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Dec 23, 2007, 3:30:04 PM12/23/07
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I've seen many references to the Will Hay comedies but I've never seen
one. Can you give me a frame of reference to what they're like? Thanks

Laughing...@hotmail.com

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Dec 23, 2007, 4:49:31 PM12/23/07
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On Dec 23, 12:30 pm, Jim Reid <jimrei...@aol.com> wrote:
> I've seen many references to the Will Hay comedies but I've never seen
> one. Can you give me a frame of reference to what they're like? Thanks

Hay was a former music-hall comic. His character in the films is
usually a befuddled and completely inept man who, through
circumstances or misunderstanding, nabs a position of prestige (school
headmaster, police constable, chief of a railway station) who then
blunders through a caper set up by others. He was frequently assisted
in his films by two sidekicks, a fat young man and somebody who
appeared to be 129 years old. HEY, HEY, USA! may be one that holds the
most interest today (for Americans, anyway) because Hay is teamed with
good ol' reliable Edgar Kennedy, who was visiting England at the time,
in that one.

Walter Traprock

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Dec 24, 2007, 3:19:33 AM12/24/07
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Laughing...@hotmail.com wrote:

Eh, hey hey usa is the only NFV will hay video with bad sound,
the rest are all right. Will Hay's first movie isn't very good,
but most of the rest are great. Convict 99, etc.

http://nostalgiafamilyvideo.com/

For Edgar, don't miss the Flirting With Danger VHS and the
VCI DVD collection of Edgar Kennedy shorts.

Walter Traprock

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Dec 24, 2007, 3:27:50 AM12/24/07
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> For Edgar, don't miss the Flirting With Danger VHS and the
> VCI DVD collection of Edgar Kennedy shorts.

http://www.amazon.com/Edgar-Kennedy-Two-Reeler-Comedy-Collection/dp/B0000AC8ME/

The sound is alright, in-spite of the amazon reviews.

Eric Stott

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Dec 26, 2007, 3:30:12 PM12/26/07
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"Walter Traprock" <wetra...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Laughing...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> On Dec 23, 12:30 pm, Jim Reid <jimrei...@aol.com> wrote:
>> > I've seen many references to the Will Hay comedies but I've never seen
>> > one. Can you give me a frame of reference to what they're like? Thanks
>>
>> Hay was a former music-hall comic. His character in the films is
>> usually a befuddled and completely inept man who, through
>> circumstances or misunderstanding, nabs a position of prestige (school
>> headmaster, police constable, chief of a railway station) who then
>> blunders through a caper set up by others. He was frequently assisted
>> in his films by two sidekicks, a fat young man and somebody who
>> appeared to be 129 years old. HEY, HEY, USA! may be one that holds the
>> most interest today (for Americans, anyway) because Hay is teamed with
>> good ol' reliable Edgar Kennedy, who was visiting England at the time,
>> in that one.

There are quite a few Will Hay (note the spelling) clips on YouTube:
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=%22will%20hay%22&search=Search&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&spell=1

This one (from "Oh Mr Porter") is pretty typical, but you really have to see
the whole movie for any of it to make sense:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xZfQNvbSPF0&feature=related

Hay's forte was idiotic pomposity

Eric Stott


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