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Soundtracks, Live

One of the best film experiences I've ever had was seeing Lon Chaney's
silent classic "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in Woolsey Hall at Yale
University in New Haven, accompanied live on the hall's mammoth Newberry
Memorial Organ.
Spine-tingling.

In a somewhat less grandiose setting, the U.S. Coast Guard Band will
combine live music and film Sunday afternoon at Movie Madness XI, the band's
annual tribute to the music of film.

This year, the concert will include a screening of Laurel and Hardy's
1929 short "Double Whoopee" accompanied by a silent film-era chamber group.

Produced by Hal Roach, the short stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and a
teen-age Jean Harlow. The funny men do their thing while working as doormen
at a swanky hotel, ultimately separating Harlow from her dress.

Bruce Calvert wrote:

Double Whoopee? I'm surprised the U.S. Coast Guard Band didn't choose
You're Darn Tootin'...

Bruce Calvert wrote:

Tinted Nitrate wrote:

Anyone remember an attempt to add a voice track to "Double Whoopee"?
(It was sometime during the 70s)

jablomy wrote:

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This version was released on VHS in the 1990's. I found it interesting as an
experiment, but the fake-sound version should never replace the original. The
music track was okay, and the sound effects were well synchronized, but most of
the voices sounded very cartoonish. Besides, the constant, pointless dialogue
undermines the intended eloquence of the original pantomime.