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Oct 2020
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7. Flying Elephants (1927) with Glenn Mi...

PATRICK VASEY
About this episode

Episode Seven of the Podcast is the second of two episodes containing an interview with the author of The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia, Glenn Mitchell. In this final part, Patrick and Glenn talk about the 1927 silent short, ‘Flying Elephants’ and also discuss the life and career of one of the film’s stars, Viola Richard. In addition, we also hear from Bill Oates, the editor of the Sons of the Desert’s ‘Intra-Tent Journal’, as he gives his views on this silent oddity.

To purchase a copy of Glenn’s book, ‘The Laurel & Hardy Encyclopedia’ click here: https://amzn.to/33G8LWS

To subscribe to the Intra-Tent Journal, contact Bill Oates at: itj.inbox@gmail.com

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To read the blog on Flying Elephants, click here: https://laurel-and-hardy-blog.com/2018/10/05/flying-elephants-1927/

For more information about The Laurel & Hardy Podcast, click here: https://laurel-and-hardy-blog.com/

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