Exploring the Laurel and Hardy Music Box Steps
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This is no ordinary staircase. Join us this week to find out why.
Written and Produced by: Bethany Guerrero
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During the 70s and early 80s BBC2 in the UK would show Laurel and Hardy shorts in the early evening. So there’s a whole generation now in their 40s and 50s who love L&H. My dad, who was born in 1935, loved them too. The Music Box was his favourite of their movies. They’re truly the greatest comedy double act of all time.
They also showed Harold Lloyd and old Tarzan movies. I think on Fridays, they showed various silent films.
They show them on Talking Pictures tv in the UK often as well now. Saw some the other day. Twice Two and Laughing Gravy, but I have the DVD collection so don't need to watch it.
Cheers.
Freeview tv.
I'm from Italy and you're right. I'm 47 yo now and I could watch L&H in the first 80th. It was the most funny movie for a child in TV. On the other side, I remember also "the little rascals" but I didn't love it like L&H. What memories! Also J. Finleyson was a very funny guy in their movie.
DARREN WELL SAID my dad my self loved watching it too great times 👊
For U.K fans of L&H. You can visit the village of Bottesford. The Black Bull pub' was run by Stans sister for many years, and she had also run another pub nearby in Barkston, where Stan's father is buried. L&H visited and stayed in both places in the elate 40s and early 50s.
I am an Egyptian and I love all films of Laurel and Hardy. I wish one day to go to
California and visit the stairs of the music box
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Weihnachtsmann Were Laurel and Hardy films shown on Egyptian television in the 1960s, 70s, 80s? Were their voices dubbed into Arabic, or were there subtitles in Arabic instead? If they were shown on television, did Laurel and Hardy become well-known among Egyptians of all socio-economic groups?
umm... are we not going to talk about how well this was produced with lower grade equipment??? 20/10. Even the acting was flawless.
I was there to see The Music Box steps in July 2018. Very cool to be on the very same steps as Laurel and Hardy. Thanks for the video!
I wish I could do bad. Tbh I can't watch this whole video cuz it makes me jealous😭🤣
Brilliant your very lucky people
Are the fountain and mansion still at the top?
I am from the Netherlands and when I was in LA three weeks ago, I had to go to the Music Box Steps.
It felt so special to be there where Laurel and Hardy made their film 87 years ago!
It's also amazing that the decorative elements of the garages to the right are the same too! It's amazing how rural LA was back in the '30's. It must've really been paradise for these early screen legends.
Great video! I lived four buildings north of the steps at 947 1/4 (yes 1/4) N. Vendome St from 1977 to 84 and had no idea of their significance. It's fun to see the old neighborhood!!
Absolutely a Wonderful Comedy! One of The Classics! Lot’s of Laughter! Thank you for sharing.
Every year in October there is a Laurel and Hardy festival in the little park across the street from the base of the Music Box Steps. The park, by the way, is called Laurel and Hardy Park.
You two are wonderful. THANK YOU! I've loved The Music Box since I was a wee lad.
Loved seeing it. I love the laurel and hardy movie also. Showed it to my grand kids. They balked at seeing it at first but, laughed when they did.
If you're ever feeling down or depressed don't turn to Booze or drugs, just watch the music box!.
I've walked-up that stairway years ago, and thinking of "The Music Box" each step.
The steps have to be a shrine for Laurel and Hardy fans I would like to go there and Walk the same steps they did about 88 years ago I would celebrate for a week and the best part of the movie scene was when that Englishman walked up to them and said you didn't have to come up the stairs you could have taken the street around to the top the look on their faces was priceless I would also like to see the water box Stanley fell into the whole area in the picture is a shrine to the boys. !!!!!!!!
Love these Guys Laurel & Hardy - Went to Ulverston up in Cumbria - Where Stan Laurel was born ! - It was his 100th Anniversary and the Sons of the Desert - L& H fan club were having a bash for him based around his birth place & Bill Cubins (lord mayor) L& H museum !
All sorts of gifts and memoribilia available - But could not get a hold of that movie 'Music Box' - So popular it was sold out every where !
Thank you for sharing your trip to this famous stair case
Shame about graffiti over the sign !
Would have been very impressed if that music box had played
"Dance of the Cuckoos "
- All the very best S.B. British Isles
من أجمل حلقات مسلسل لوريل وهاردي هي هذه الحلقة
شكرا لكم لأخذنا إلى نفس المكان التي تم فيه تصوير مشاهد حلقة (صندوق الموسيقى )
إستمتعت كثيراً بمشاهدة هذا الفيديو
بالتوفيق ❤
Very wonderful adventure, fun film set that is very historic and free! My grown daughter has the same Music Box that Bethany has.
Great video enjoyed ❤
Intrestingly... stan laurel lived in north shields in the uk before he moved to the US and became a legend... in north shields fish quay there is an almost identical set of steps which apparently was the inspiration for the idea behind the film.... whereby you climb the steps, reach the top then realise there's a much quicker and easier road running around the side.. ... check it out
Yeah, Costello and Abbot! I heard of them! What a dope! :)
I enjoyed watching this video as Bethany and Drew work quite well together. This video is quite informative and the light-hearted humour between Bethany and Drew adds to the enjoyment.
Thank you so much!
Legendary stan and olie funny episode😀
Che emozione vedere quella scalinata, è un patrimonio da conservare, a ricordo del genio assoluto di stan laurel e Oliver hardy, semplicemente unici ed immortali, mi avete accompagnato per tutta la vita, non finirò mai di ringraziarvi, vi voglio bene! 😂😂😘😘
Ooohhh that music box is adorable 😍😍😍
For anyone from out of town visiting LA I always suggest that they watch your videos for places to see while in the Los Angeles metro area.
What a FUN episode! I loved the clips from Laurel and Hardy........wow, that is film history. Great work! Thanks for the interesting information and the chuckles! You guys are great on camera.
+BrillBlonde Thank you! It was great to dig up the older films and clips and remember what Hollywood was all about.
Um don't know if this was mentioned but Laurel and Hardy actually made a silent picture (still lost) called Hats Off at these steps in the late twenties. So Hal Roach used them twice for the duo. Don't know if he used them for his other series or not.
Thank you very muchm I love the movie, you guys are great together, I love watching your channel.
Thank you so much!
Thanks for the video
I was really inspired by this video, so I went through the whole Music Box Steps Loop. The Loop will have about four extra stairways open to the public that are almost impossible to see, or even know about without the map at the end of the video. When I reached the Music Box steps I felt an overwhelming sense of excitement and good positive energy. It is worth the trip there!
Hi Michael! Kudos on your Music Box Steps Loop! That's quite an endeavor. We'll definitely have to check that out one of these days. Thanks for sharing and take care. :)
Very Nice..I must point that here the original Laurel and Hardy Footage has been Colorized..The original film is in black and white..
I always liked the scene when the box is chasing ollie down the steps.... you can see the shadows of the film crew and cameras on the box as it goes by...
The piano box is turned the other way when it runs over Hardy at the 3:30 mark of this video.
Why is Bethany always carrying a knife on her side?
I thought Ollie was chasing the box
Thanks for the wonderful video. Greetings from Australia. X
You can by Laurel and Hardy short and long films on DVD. Ive got the complete set of the Laurel and Hardy produced by Hal Roach including The Music Box. The easiest way buy the DVD’s is by just googling Laurel and Hardy films on DVD. If you go looking round the big stores you’ll search for ever. Don’t buy and order these DVD’s close to Christmas as the price will be Sky high. This is a good time to order these DVD’s at a reasonable price in the UK.
Laurel & Hardy used this same steps in their earlier silent 1927 comedy short "Hats Off", where they were carrying a washing machine in a similar manner as in the "The Music Box". "Hats Off" is considered a lost film (no surviving copy is known to exist of it), so unfortunately we can't see it today. Let's hope someday someone will discover a print of it and get it released!
I lived two blocks from there on N. Dillon in the early 80s. One bedroom apartment for 177$ per month. All my neighbors were retired actors from the 30s and 40s. Great times, different times.
For U.K fans of L&H. You can visit the village of Bottesford. The Black Bull pub' was run by Stans sister for many years, and she had also run another pub nearby in Barkston, where Stan's father is buried. L&H visited and stayed in both places in the elate 40s and early 50s.
Thanks to you both. I love laurel and hardy. Love you from bhupinder singh phagwara punjab India.
Sorry, I hate to say it, but I’m enough of a Laurel and Hardy fan that I nearly stopped watching after you opened with: “...they were like the original comedy duo, the whole Costello and Abbott, Lucy and Ethel ... does this predate them? .....” . I’m so grateful you edited in solid Laurel and Hardy history right after, because you made such an amazing video here - really well done and thank you!
Delightful!
I am and will always be an enthusiast of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Very cool!!!
Thank you for this
good job guys..lil history..lil fun..and some STEPS. lol..Thanks
This is such a fun and endearing episode! The information on Laurel & Hardy- great! So enjoyed the music box at the end and the way you two interact. :) Keep up the good work.
+Janet Gasman Thank you so much for watching every week! We really appreciate your viewership. Looking forward to showing you more.
I really enjoyed this! I shared it on my movie group page on Facebook. =)
Thank you so much!
If they had been L&H fans, when Stephanie asked how many steps they had already taken, they would have paused for a few seconds, then turned around, walked back down, and started at the beginning. That's what Stan and Ollie would have done.
Very well done!!! And edited!!!
Im surprised people today know who Abbot And Costello are. Laurel And Hardy are world super icons though.
The Music Box Steps are fabulous! I liked the old film clips of Laurel and Hardy so much. They were really funny, and you are right - they did it without special effects. You two are so charming in this, as well. Keep going. (We are reviewing episodes today from IL! YAY!) :)
So good once again! I am really enjoying these...great job...keep it up.
+Elaine Mills Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! We appreciate you :)
The idea of the steps came from when Stan Laurel lived in North Shields in the north east of England.I know this as i've ran up and down them many times
Very cool! And I totally remember that Laurel and Hardy film :)
+TSue McMahon Always nice to bring back a little Classic Hollywood :)
Cute video!
Great work on this video.
I’m new to your channel and think you have very good chemistry and content. I recommend ignoring some of the very rude comments I see posted here.
i wouldn't love just walking up there normally 😅
OMG I use to walk them stairs up and down before I moved to TX. I don't remember the plaque on the stairs or the rails or the sign
Welcome My Friend ❤
Cool. I always heard about those, but never saw them.Thank you! I'd like to see you do something on Jim Morrison, like his place in laurel canyon where he wrote songs on the hill, and love street, and all that stuff by the Canyon country store, and even that hotel in Hollywood that has the Jim room.?
A couple years ago, we had planned to go out to Jim Morrison's Cave, but the park service closed it because the graffiti was getting out of control. I don't know if they've re-opened it yet.
@@OddityOdysseys Yeah, last I knew it was closed for good. That place got ruined with social media. I was there one time a few years ago, and i had the whole cave to myself, it was so beautiful and peaceful. Then the next year, because it got posted about on social media so much, when I went there there were 30 people in the cave and a band playing! Then they closed it a few months later. But there are other cool "Jim" places, like that hotel in Hollywood that has his room, and his house next to the canyon country store where he wrote people are strange on the hill, etc. Just a thought.
Me??? Walk around?? Professor von something something hahahahaha I still say this to my friends and family all the time
wasim sultani Professor Theodore Von Swatrzenhoffen.
Bobby - Very close - Professor von Schwarzenhoffen
@@mrsbrownandhercat Don't forget he was an FFF and F
Me, hate pianos? Why, I'm NUTS about them!
That's the great Billy Gilbert
silverlake!! Awesome job
I am from Perú, lucky you to be in the place once two world best comedians were. I' d really really like to be in your feet, thanks for such a good video.
I was supposed to fall asleep an hour ago haha. Your content is what many people from LA look for!
Considering y’all got 2k subs in the last day or two, y’all will continue growing! Wish you the best.
Its sad to see how the places change over the years😭😭
No shit. I went to elementary school there at Micheltorena & Sunset. It's a totally different place now.
All ways liked your videos . Started watching them all over again the second time for something great to watch 👍🙋♂️😁😃
The piano box is turned the other way when it runs over Hardy at the 3:30 mark of this video.
Why is Bethany always carrying a knife on her side?
There should also be a bit of a disclaimer since this area can be considered kinda dangerous, especially at night, so I can't blame her for packing a knife
I miss my hometown!! I’ve been watching all of your videos! I’ve honestly had a couple of rears in my eyes. My parents first house was in Silver Lake right after I was born in 1970. I want so badly to come back!
@ 1:39 Must graffiti thugs deface everything?
I live in Northern Ireland. Would love to walk those steps.
I'd love to visit N Ireland. Let's trade houses for a week...!
Is that area a safe area ?
Ironic there would be baby carraiges at the bottom of the steps.
I believe the three stooges used them in a short as well.
I thought I was banned. I haven't been seeing your videos pop up. Hi Bethany!
great video again guys keep it up
+Reinhardt Nilsson Thank you!
I think the reason why the baby strollers were left there because of the house-nurse pushing the baby in the stroller in front of the steps
The three stooges also used those steps in the short called An Ache in every stake. Its very funny.
The R&R band SPIRIT used those stairs for a album cover .
L and H were NOT the "original" comic DUO -- they come from a long line of such stretching back centuries.
The 3 Stooges filmed on similar steps nearby, not the same ones as often mistaken.
I so remember that music box,, old school
It's sad that so many young people ( under 30), not only have not heard of Laurel and Hardy, but have not seen or will not see any film made in black and white. So sad
Including these two "witty documentarians". You can tell they know nothing about Laurel and Hardy but somehow knew about these steps relating to a classic film. Probably from a college film studies class. And it seems like her only knowledge of "Costello and Abbott", was Billy Crystal talked about them in interviews. Ugh :-(
I knew about them when i was as young as 10 years old i am 44 now i used be hooked watching Stan and Ollie on the tv everyday i there is quite a few young people that do know who they are also their appeal never die greatest comedy team ever.
A lot of kids refuse to watch anything black and white. Some kids won’t read any comics unless it’s printed out in colour!
Okay. So these are the actual steps in the movie?? It looks like a lot has popped up around the steps.
Like my weed..... I try not to smoke up all your shit at once. Love you guys. MORE!
Thanks for report , but I wish you knew more about their history, and impact
cool - but much better in black and white.
3:11 THAT POSE THO ,
Should have used B&W clips from the film.
Neat video! Are these the same steps in a Three Stooges short where they attempt to deliver a big block of ice to the top on a hot day? If not, where are those steps?
The "Three Stooges" stairs are about two miles northeast at 2212 Edendale Place.
Thanks!
great vid. Subscribed guys.
Thank you!
Good video
no matter how bad day thing were Laurel Hardy bright up the day with heart full laugh s made day bright short film. we who grow up watch them movies theater . tv. now computer love them for hard work put into making films got world through depression world war 2 .cold wars and all other problems ,still being smile laughter make day bright all most like uncles turn in see what uncle Stanley uncle Ollie into. think you much love from fun grew up watching you television .
james moe gold I feel if the world slowed down, we'd laugh more. And if we slow down, we'd not get into this lockdown, economic mess we're in now. L&H certainly made us laugh, and in a way taught us to not take ourselves too seriously.
1:46 Costello and Abbott?
No fountain or mansion at the top?
There never was. That part was a studio set.
The Music Box is a black and white film - not colorized like the version you are using here for some reason.
CUTE!
Great physical reminder of L&H's golden era. I have to say two things with regret: The city has not honored the memory of the comedian duo enough, and that small corner of the park in front of the steps is not at all worthy of them. In addition, the staircase is very poorly maintained, cluttered with branches and branches, rusty metal nets and various rubbish, with the houses too adjacent to each other (it is not explained with which municipal authorization). Nice memory in any case but LA could have done better and more.
I feel sorry for this generation with the Oculus quest and ROBLOX games they don't get to experience true comedy
That's another fine mess.
Classic comedy's, Harold Lloyd's another favourite of physical comedy,.High and Dizzy, as well as Safety Last.
It’s funny because instead of Laurel and Yanny it’s Laurel and Hardy
Would have liked to have seen more of what was up the top... but with some real Laurel & Hardy enthusiasts instead...didn't feel these 2 were genuine fans appreciating the location.
Is it just me or does the new pope have same kinda smile like Stan Laurel?
Why is that girl carrying a knife expecting trouble?