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Habeas Corpus (1928 film)
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Habeas Corpus is a 1928 short comedy silent film
starring Laurel and Hardy
as grave-robbers hired by a mad scientist. It was shot in July 1928 and released by M-G-M on December 1st. Although technically a silent film — having intertitles and no syncronized dialogue — it was the inaugural Roach film released with a synchronized music and sounds effects track for theatres wired for sound. The Victor sound discs were long thought lost until a lone set surfaced in the 1990s and was reunited with the film elements.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
starring Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
as grave-robbers hired by a mad scientist. It was shot in July 1928 and released by M-G-M on December 1st. Although technically a silent film — having intertitles and no syncronized dialogue — it was the inaugural Roach film released with a synchronized music and sounds effects track for theatres wired for sound. The Victor sound discs were long thought lost until a lone set surfaced in the 1990s and was reunited with the film elements.