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Article: Stan and Ollie still rule.(REEL WORLD)
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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IN RESEARCHING EVERY MAJOR screen comedian during Hollywood's golden age, stretching from the 1920s until the early 1950s, one uncovers an army of critics putting forth a case for the inherent superiority of their favorites. Yours truly would be a spokesman for Charlie Chaplin, but there likewise would be numerous scholarly advocates for the Marx Brothers, Buster Keaton, W.C. Fields, Mae West, Will Rogers, Bob Hope, and many others.
Having said that, however, a better case can be made for the most popular comedians from this bygone era with today's general public. Indeed, it is not even close; Laurel and Hardy win in a landslide. An old axiom about the team says ...