Stan & Ollie

A Laurel & Hardy museum, which contains many artifacts of Stan Laurel's career, is located in his birthplace, Ulverston, Cumbria. Laurel occasionally dropped by to visit his parents. When he and Oliver Hardy visited the town as part of their 1953 UK tour, a huge crowd welcomed them. A bronze statue of Laurel & Hardy is outside the town hall.

At the beginning, Stan and Ollie are playing to very small audiences in what look like run down theaters. They actually played to packed houses in major cities.

The end credits include a montage of photographs of the real Laurel and Hardy at events depicted in the movie.

Featured in Granada Reports: 1 October 2018: Lunchtime Bulletin (2018)