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Another Fine Mess, Now Complete
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Quite incidentally, somebody is found what turns out to be the Holy Grail of missing silent films: the middle reel of a Laurel and Hardy short that, finally, explains perhaps the single most epic pie fight in movie history. Up to now, that missing reel meant that all we could see of the 1927 film was the fight, basically joined in progress. Now, we'll be able to see how it starts, which involves a banana peel slip that leads to the pie battle. I'm always interested in movies and TV shows that are missing, and even if they're rarely that special once they turn up, the restoration of lost shows is a very interesting subject. (New York Times)
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