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Which film has this scene?
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w***@sbcglobal.net
2008-09-03 16:51:30 UTC
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One of the most memorable Laurel & Hardy scenes for me was when Stan
came back from WWI and was released at a hospital. While he's waiting
for Ollie, he sits in a wheelchair designed for an amputee so he has
to tuck one leg under himself. Ollie arrives and sees Stan from some
distance. The look of grief and sympathy on his face, followed by a
'chin-up, be cheerful for my buddy' smile is so poignant and endearing
to me.

So what film was that scene in? Thanks.
cseguin
2008-09-03 17:09:50 UTC
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Post by w***@sbcglobal.net
One of the most memorable Laurel & Hardy scenes for me was when Stan
came back from WWI and was released at a hospital.  While he's waiting
for Ollie, he sits in a wheelchair designed for an amputee so he has
to tuck one leg under himself.  Ollie arrives and sees Stan from some
distance.  The look of grief and sympathy on his face, followed by a
'chin-up, be cheerful for my buddy' smile is so poignant and endearing
to me.
So what film was that scene in?  Thanks.
It's from BLOCK-HEADS...Ollie's brave face as Stan blithely accepts
Ollie's sympathetic offer to push his wheelchair -- and then carry
him! -- makes it one of my fave L&H sequences ever. Few comedy teams
could pull off black humour like that with so much obvious heart and
affection!
Chris

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