H M Walker Screenwriter (6 results)

Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 film. In Prohibition-era America, two men end up in prison after attempting to sell some home-brewed beer to a policeman. The first feature film to star Laurel and Hardy. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, moderately toned overall, with creasing and wear to the corners.…

Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1927 short film, showing actors Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy attempting to smuggle actor James Finlayson through a comically crowded dance hall. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A wealthy oil tycoon wakes after a night of drunken carousing only to discover a new wife-who unfortunately comes with a gold-digging stepdaughter and a murderous brother-in-law. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1932 short film. With provenance stamps on the verso, along with manuscript ink annotations noting the film's title and associated cast and crew members. Hardy goes to visit Laurel in the hospital. Chaos ensues. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, moderately toned and edgeworn overall, with a 2.5 inch dampstain to the upper portion of the image.…

Seven vintage reference photographs from the 1929 comedy short film. Stan and Ollie mistakenly think a reward for a stolen painting is for a horse with the same name, leading to a series of slapstick misadventures when they return the horse instead of the painting. Shot as a silent, but issued with synchronized music and sound effects to theatres equipped for sound. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with light curling and the occasional light crease.…

Collection of nine vintage reference photographs from the 1927 silent comedy short film. Stan and Ollie help a wealthy oil tycoon escape a trio of blackmailers after his money. One the last films released prior to the duo becoming officially billed as Laurel and Hardy. 8 x 10 inches. One photograph with a scratch to the negative filled in with manuscript black marker, else about Near Fine with light curling and some minor edgewear.…

Collection of eight vintage reference photographs from the 1930 comedy short film. Notable as the first short by the duo where Hardy says to Laurel, "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" A parody of the 1927 silent film "The Cat and the Canary," with Stan and Ollie spending the night in a mansion of a deceased relative of Stan's, only to be embroiled in suspected foul play. 10 x 8 inches. One photograph with a brief, stray ink annotation to the recto, else About Near Fine.…