Comic gem

Berlin, Aug. 6 (Reuters): Film archivists in Russia have discovered a rare German language version of a film by comic duo Laurel and Hardy, the Munich Film Museum said today.

The 40-minute movie, entitled: Spuk um Mitternacht (Ghost at Midnight), is a rare production in which the comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy spoke in German with the help of speech coaches. The film was billed as Laurel and Hardy’s first “German motion picture with sound”.