"Their Purple Moment" is an American short film from 1928, so this one is already over 90 years old. The names of director Parrott and writer Walker especially may indicate to film buffs already that this ia another Laurel and Hardy short film. Guiol is uncredited on board as well as a director about 3 decades before his Oscar nomination. This is still from Stan & Ollie's silent days, don't be fooled by loud soundtracks or over-the-top sound effects, especially near the end. I liked this one. It is not among their really most known, but it deserves to be seen and I think it is superior to some of their more famous works, even if the story is generic L&H material. The two end up at a restaurant with two other girls despite Stan being married, but his wife made sure the evening will turn into a disaster. Oh well, not that it wouldn't have without her involvement. Also certainly isn't helping that our two "heroes" run into a pair of gold diggers here mostly. What I liked most about it, is that the focus is really on Stan and Ollie most of the time and there are no stupid subplots. They don't need sound or color to make this one be fairly entertaining. The restaurant parts sure got some comedy gold to them. It does get slightly worse near the end, or in the second half in general, but everybody who likes pointless pie fights may not see it as much as a waste as I did. Oh well, it wasn't that bad. Waste is a bit too much though. Overall, an okay watch, but the film could have done with a better title honestly. I still say go check it out. Also interesting how Stan and Ollie's character names are so differently. They were seemingly not going by their inseparable selves that they are seen as now and already were during their lifetimes. But honestly, if you ever thought the name Mr. Pincher implies to be taken only a bit seriously, you are dead wrong. He is a stenz as I learnt not too long ago, probably not a big stenz as Ollie though looking at his face expressions when they meet the ladies. See it. 20 minutes worth checking out. 21 actually.
Review of Their Purple Moment
