Author Archive: Retro

In need of some fun (and a haircut), rich kid Mickie pays a visit to the gang’s barbershop.

Rascals take their homemade boat on a search for treasure and crash a movie set.

Mrs. Pennington Van Renssalaer, a publicity-minded society matron, sponsors a children’s outing, much to her and her chauffeur’s eventual regret.

The gang has a taxi, consisting of an old Model T with no engine, pushed by a horse. When the owner takes his horse back, they must rely on motorists to tow them to the top of the hill so they can coast down. Little Farina borrows the car and it runs out of control all over town, causing mayhem everywhere it goes.

Confronted and blackmailed by former flame Busch, recently wed businessman Finlayson is forced to cover up when his suspicious new bride visits the office. He enlists one of his business associates, Laurel, to keep his ex away from his home and the society party he planned for that night. Busch ultimately crashes the party and Laurel immediately introduces her as his wife. The two men’s scheme crumbles as Laurel’s real wife shows up.

Rhubarb Vaselino lives in a small village. He and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfighting contest. Sapo is killed and Rhubarb kills three bulls, becoming a local hero earning money. Two years later, in Madrid, he has become a national hero. He is then involved with Filet de Sol. His lover finds out and must fight the deadliest in Spain, in the last bullfight of the season. Eighty years old and still great.

A collection of Stan Laurel short subjects