Laurel and Hardy in The Tree in a Test Tube

[Riurlus55]

man my homeroom teacher says that me an a friend of mine act like these 2. And he said theres 1 for each of us. Im Hardy, and hes Laurel. o.o OMG

[willbgood65]

I've been wanting to see this for yeara. Thanks!

[TheASCONAKIAS]

fobera

[marius478]

Not bad for a government film! Very interesting actually; and Laurel and Hardy could make even dubious material enjoyable. They were so great!

[tomanyasses]

those were the days it was so different nothing is better in 2000 except technology, now all kinds of shit rule america including hollywood.

[MikeHudson65]

Yes, the voice over does sound like it is Stan. I would never have thought of that but listening closely I can hear him.

[Theakker3]

It's not Stan, Stan was British.

[sonance2006]

The narration was actually provided by Pete Smith, a film producer who also narrated numerous documentary shorts.

[paramanjara]

It even says Pete Smith inthe credit at the start!

[brookstrlime]

I Prefer The Ones Made In B&W Coz On The Coulour Ones It Aint Very Good Picture. Laurel And Hardy Are Gods BTW Bless Em!

[digitalshark]

Incredible post, as a longtime Laurel and Hardy fan I thought I'd seen it all. If you don't already have it, I highly recommend the european box set of all of L & H's shorts, silents and almost all of their features. The DVDs released in the states have been mostly shameful! And it's a real trip to see the boys speaking spanish and german in alternate foreign versions!

[fromthesidelines]

I believe this film was shot in "Cinecolor" (or similar inexpensive color dye), because it was cheaper than shooting in the more expensive Technicolor process during the war.

[fromthesidelines]

This was produced in 1943 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Forest Service [as part of the "Government Defense Reel" series], with Stan & Ollie's scene filmed inbetween production of one of their features at 20th Century-Fox. Only those associated with the Agriculture Dept. and the Forest Service saw this brief film. Most of us wouldn't see this until decades after World War II ended.....

[sfballach]

from the farest...classic propaganda

[mannix1967]

THEY ARE THE BIGEST!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jmcenanly]

How much of this stuff is now made with petroleum?

[fusionfreq]

worrying to think how many trees are chopped. terrible. are modern plastics made from trees too? sos:?

[Jmcenanly]

No, Most plastics today are derived from petroleum. We could do a lot better if we could make the hydrocarbons from things other than petroleum.

[adriankelly2010]

tosser

[ClownPoet]

This voice over sounds a bit like Stan himself using a different tone. Listen closely.

[stoogeophile]

The narration is done by Pete Smith.

[ClownPoet]

That's what the narrator says, its not necessarily true. Bit of a bland name, no?

[Wcross34]

Have you really not heard of Smith? The Pete Smith short comedies were enormously successful.

[boydie40]

yeah it does

[mvpchamp22]

I remember seeing this grade school

[watchmevideos]

this is the only colour film laurel and hardy made.

[jerryaltman]

There is a lost silent film that was shot in 2color technicolor, staring Laurel and Hardy.

[TVFREAKMAN]

There is also a lost sound film they made shot in color called "The Rogue Song, that also starred opera singer Lawrence Tibbett

[gencbiba]

Wasn't March of the Toy Soldiers or something in color...

[innsaane]

It was later colorized.

[1more4theroad]

This was made in color. It looks much different that those that were colorized after production. It's sad that this PSA is the only color film they the boys made.

[glover1979]

wow  its very rar thank you so much

[weeeeeeeed]

how very rare ;)

thanks for sharing