Actors: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Thelma Hill, Ruby Blaine
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Two Tars (1928)
This 1928 version of "road rage" is one of Laurel & Hardy's greatest "retribution comedies." Stanley and Oliver are two sailors on shore leave. They rent a car, pick up a couple girls, and go for a spin but soon find themselves stuck in a massive highway traffic jam. A minor collision sets off an ever escalating series of tit-for-tat retaliations, until an entire crowd of motorists is busily ramming and tearing up one another's vehicles. It's hilarious (and painful, if you're a car lover).
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Two Tars (1928)
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Kind of comedy
- physical comedy
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
