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Actors: Sid James, Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, Norman Wisdom, Tommy Trinder
Format: Subtitled, PAL
Language English
Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 3
Classification:
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
DVD Release Date: 6 Jun 2005
Average Customer Review: (1 customer review)
DVD Features:
- Main Language: English
ASIN: B0009KKW9A
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 30,095 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
Features a compilation of comedy moments from the forties, fifties and sixties. Features such comedy greats as Tommy Trinder, George Formby, Terry Thomas, Arthur Askey, Sid James, Spike Milligan, Eric Morecambe, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom and many more.

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Brilliant material, editing needs some work, 12 Sep 2006

By	Oliver Double (UK) - See all my reviews

Originally released in the 1990s as three separate VHS tapes, this set presents some brilliant moments from the comedy archives. There's some amazing footage from performers as diverse as Norman Evans, Breyl Reid, Tommy Trinder, Michael Bentine and Jimmy James, the best of it performed in front of a live audience. However, the editing and general presentation leaves a bit to be desired. Colour footage- like Sandy Powell's brilliant bad ventriloquist routine- is presented in black and white, presumably to make it look more authentically old. In fact, this routine was recreated by Powell for television towards the end of his life, in the late 1970s, but they've put it on the 1940s disc, so presumably they wanted to disguise the fact. In other cases- like Norman Evans' salesman of quack remedies- the routine appears to have been filmed in an empty studio, and the laughter of a much later studio audience dubbed onto it. Watching these DVDs, you long to see whole, uncut routines. Why is Jimmy James' in-the-box sketch interrupted by Roy Castle's talking head commentary? Why is the amazing footage of Monsewer Eddie Gray's brilliant live act cut up and shown in separate pieces? They even cut out the hilarious bit where he reveals that the reason the suitcase is moving around by itself is because it's got a live dog in it. On the other hand, the talking head footage which links the clips is used sparingly, and it's not intercut with the frenzied pace of modern clip shows- and the interviewees (like Castle, Max Bygraves and Harry Secombe) have some nice anecdotes and make some intersting points. With 3 discs of essentially great- if mangled- stuff, this is very good value, and for now it'll have to do. I just wish somebody has the nous to release a DVD with uncut footage of comedians of the past- and, come to that, footage of a whole host of other types of variety act, like jugglers, magician, performing animals, mentalists, adagio acts, etc.

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