On The Loose (1931) Thelma Todd | Zasu Pitts | Laurel & Hardy cameo | Pre-Code Comedy Short

[@clairwaucaush7225]

This is a great movie short. Thelma Todd was so beautiful. Poor Thelma at this point only had about 4 years left to live. Zasu Pitts ended up with a long career. And a cameo by Laurel and Hardy, Wow!

[@bryanbelshaw7725]

.....and Charlie Hall.

[@jonhay3141]

Rare example of Hal Roach directing, and Billy Gilbert being billed as William Gilbert!

[@johncaldwell-wq1hp]

Wow these Great movies,are nearly -(can you believe it ?)-100 years old,& still giving us Laughs !!

[@quaid667]

At that time, Mr Laurel said that the Motion Picture Industry was still in it's infancy.

[@carlosorellana8833]

Sobervio

[@louislamonte334]

I love Thelma Todd!!!

[@BrianBattles]

@@louislamonte334 Sad how she died at 29

[@nycsguy]

It's always great to see Billy Gilbert show up in one of these!

[@claireseyeviewonredbubble]

That is a marvellous glimpse of what Coney Island was like in it's prime.

[@anglerfish8278]

@@claireseyeviewonredbubble wern’t it the place? amusement parks and funhouses were inspirational…

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Wildwood NJ, had at one time, all the same entertainment.

[@Doug-ip4up]

@claireseyeviewonredbubble "Coney Island" scenes were actually filmed at the Pike Amusement Park in Long Beach, California.

[@claireseyeviewonredbubble]

@@Doug-ip4up Oh dear! 🙄

[@paulmusic4991]

​@@Doug-ip4upAnd they seemed to get to the Island without using the ferry! 😅

[@movieedge7370]

This was Thelma Todd and Zazu Pitts best short together. And the cameo at the end of Laurel and Hardy was a great payoff . If you haven’t seen this short, I highly suggest jet check it out. 😂

[@michaelklaws4404]

Great film.Even with an appearance by Laurel and Hardy. 😀❤️

[@antoinettegreen5344]

Two of the Greatest Comedy Duos !! Those rides at Coney Island was dangerous 😂😂 Good short! Thanks

[@wa1ufo]

Absolutely wonderful! The two great comics, beautiful women and the highly underated comic genius Billy Gilbert. Everything included with Zazu Pitts! Thanks! 🌝😂🌈🇺🇸

[@rogerrendzak8055]

🌈, meaning Zazu, or 🌈, meaning commenter🤔??

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

🥰Thank you .🥰Wonderful to see these great , amazing and talented players in the same film . ❤Thank you , again . ❤👍👍

[@TheSprocketVault]

Thank you too!

[@bryanbelshaw7725]

Brilliant. Lovely cameo from 'The Boys' and to a lesser extent, Charlie Hall. Not forgetting Billy Gilbert, who was given his big chance in the movie business by Stan Laurel.

[@thomastimlin1724]

I must admit Thelma Todd us hysterical...every expression on her face of disgust with Billy Gilbert's character is so funny. The carnival background music seems to be the classic tune of the era "Sonny Boy."

[@-oiiio-3993]

Wonderful ending. Viva Hal Roach Studios.

[@davekent4829]

We recently stopped by Thelma Tood's restaurant on PCH, it was boarded up for years, but it was good to see it's being restored,👍

[@loveanarchy8488]

As the president of the Bring Back Dangerous Carnival Rides organization, no actor was seriously injured in the making of this short. If they were injured, the studio disavowed any and all of their actions.

[@63mckenzie]

1930s Hollywood is my favourite.

[@Renshen1957]

Zazu had a nice shape to her.

[@azraahmed6147]

All time favourites Beautiful classics (Derby UK)

[@sandaglad]

Amazed by this perfectly crystal-clear print. Looks like brand new. Thanks for posting!

[@TheSprocketVault]

My pleasure!

[@leegray99]

Excellent, I had never seen this before and thought I had seen all their cameos

[@susanb2015]

Coney Island was fun back then.

[@jonnyqwst]

Can’t have places like that any more dammit

[@eblackadder3]

Filmed at The Pike in Long Beach California

[@susanb2015]

@@eblackadder3 Okay. But then Coney Island was even funner back then!

[@michelledonnelly5469]

It does look like fun, it's like tine travel watching it😊

[@susanb2015]

Yes it does.

[@tonycanabal1659]

They were like Laurel and Hardy, one shy, and one confident.

[@rossdelain1645]

I disagree though , they resemble more like a female Martin & Lewis. Thelma Todd could sing in real life and was good looking just like Dean Martin. Pitts was the one overlooked in terms of beauty and always needed to be babysat by her partner just like Jerry Lewis.

[@flyingtigerline]

I like the owner of the dress shop. This is a great video !!!

[@-oiiio-3993]

That was Billy (William) Gilbert, a Hal Roach regular who also appeared in notable Three Stooges shorts. "See that buttonhole? _Rrrrrats_ come out of it.... ."

[@ThomasPrior-wv6zn]

HE WAS THE NUTTY PROF IN THE MUSIC BOX , TRYING TO GET DOWN THE STAIRS LOL

[@garryferrington811]

The rides must have been at the Santa Monica Pier. Very funny short!

[@mjclark641]

Some lovely comic reaction shots.

[@TraitorVek]

Fantastic Clothing, Beautiful Dresses - #ART #Fashion

[@LarryLandwer]

I love,zasu❤ gorgeous dingbat😎💋🇮🇪

[@darrenpayne7733]

I bet the audience went crazy at that cameo, L&H sprinkling some gold dust.

[@JohnnyCollins-cv4gx]

✅ Thelma Todd was the most Beautiful Starlet in this era film ✅

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

and maybe the funniest.

[@KevinButler-m9r]

Otto Fries and Charlie Hall also appears in this Todd & Pitts film comedy.

[@Bobalicious]

A fun short that's short on Laurel & Hardy. Thank you for sharing it.

[@TheSprocketVault]

Our pleasure!

[@EsauSpruill-t6n]

The blonde is so beautiful. She plays in a lot of L&H shorts. She let dude know that she has a nice…😅😅😅

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Highway🤔⁉️

[@Bruce-q1m]

@@EsauSpruill-t6n Thelma Todd also appeared in several Charley Chase shorts.

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

lollipop warmer?

[@EsauSpruill-t6n]

Dang ladies you get home after Coney Island, looking like you had crazy time and YOU DONT GET IN SHOWER⁉️😅😅

[@ThomasPrior-wv6zn]

WIMMIN WERE WIMMING BACK THEN

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

psssst... It wasn't That kind of film! ;)

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

Most people didn't have showers then. People were lucky to have bathtubs.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Or brush their teeth! 😄

[@thomastimlin1724]

The original lady comedy duo...those that followed who were on a regular basis were like Lucy and Ethel, Lavern and Shirley. maybe Rhonda and Mary, Thelma Todd worked with Charley Chase, but even more important with the Marx Brothers in two films Horse Feathers and Monkey Business. ad she lived think she would have been a bigger star like Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow, both of whom these ladies had their lives cut short as well.

[@raulviloca]

60 seconds of L&H?

[@-oiiio-3993]

They did appear, and if you actually read the post it is billed as "On the Loose (1931), Thelma Todd, Zasu Pitts, Laurel and Hardy, Pre Code Comedy Short. The actual film credits ( 00:16 ) show Zasu Pitts / Thelma Todd (Pitts was a 'bigger name' than Todd at the time), the title (On The Loose), then "with John Loder, Claud Allister, William Gilbert". There is absolutely no mention of Mr. Laurel nor Mr. Hardy in the film credits. What, again, was your petty complaint? Do you also complain if given free dessert after a meal?

[@jonnyqwst]

This is hilarious!

[@JoanSmith-t7k]

There’s another comedy short of Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts that also has Spanky McFarland in it.

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

Thelma's eyes are irresistible.17:15 then she looks at the camera for sympathy.

[@Lethgar_Smith]

Man, Martin Short has sure been in a lot of movies!

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

He sure gets around don't he?

[@darrylweidenhofer]

Thank you. I will share on my channel

[@TheSprocketVault]

Glad you liked it! Please note that we have rights to show this movie granted from the producer. You'd need to clear it before showing on another channel.

[@nyki7fykxtjxyi]

Fascinating this was

[@1969gawa]

Is that our Stan at 12:17 ,the clown right of screen?

[@christopherhoffman201]

What a capital idea!

[@Renshen1957]

Before the Hayes office and censorship.

[@voxac30withstrat]

We had our version of CI here in AUstralia called Luna Park. There was one right on the shoreline of North Sydney right next to the Harbour Bridge and another in Melbourne. Absolutely loved it as a kid. We had everything in this movie. there was also a ride that spun so fast you stuck to the wall and the floor dropped away. There was also a house that when you entered, you sat down on a bench and the house rotated around you. From outside, as the house rolled upside down there was an enormous spider underneath. I remember the penny arcade and the ghost train. SO much fun just catching the ferry from Circular Queue (we pronounced it "Kee") Sadly multistory apartments have been built next to it and the eternally and eagerly offended have complained about the noise. Double glazing might solve that but not stupid whingers.

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

The young boy got his first taste when he retrieved that lollipop .

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

I did something similar as a kid except it was a Tootsie Roll. I was hooked on ( ! ) ever since.

[@PunchBuggyDreams]

Thelma was funny and gorgeous but Zasu had something that made her incredibly sexy.

[@Ourladyrules]

great fun 😂😂😂 thanks🎥🎥🎥

[@TheSprocketVault]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@anglerfish8278]

that part where the 4 of them come up outta the water had to be the inspiration for herk harvey and 1960’s carnival of souls

[@paulmusic4991]

Brilliant, never seen that before. 😂

[@-oiiio-3993]

18:57 - Legs all akimbo.

[@philiplavelle4957]

Billy Gilbert's shtick is always a hoot!

[@tomatenpaprika6323]

Sublime

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

The music at the beginning is similar to that in "Our Gang" or "Little Rascals" films. Hal Roach used the same music everywhere.

[@willeel3750]

L and H added at the last minute. Very small parts. Though the ladies are excellent, disappointed that L and H didn't have bigger parts.

[@-oiiio-3993]

They did appear, and if you actually read the post it is billed as "On the Loose (1931), Thelma Todd, Zasu Pitts, Laurel and Hardy, Pre Code Comedy Short. The actual film credits ( 00:16 ) show Zasu Pitts / Thelma Todd (Pitts was a 'bigger name' than Todd at the time), the title (On The Loose), then "with John Loder, Claud Allister, William Gilbert". There is absolutely no mention of Mr. Laurel nor Mr. Hardy in the film credits. What, again, was your petty complaint? Do you also complain if given free dessert after a meal?

[@willeel3750]

@@-oiiio-3993 There was a mention of L and H in the title of the video on KZbin and saying that I was disappointed that they didn't have bigger parts shouldn't be hard to understand since they were so much fun to watch in anything they were in. I never mentioned the movie credits. Laurel and Hardy were mentioned in the title on YT, as I already noted. Apparently this struck a nerve and triggered something in you and by the way, though I am currently on a diet, I never complain about free desserts. Have a wonderful life and perhaps, if you'll accept a little free advice sans whipped cream, try to lighten up.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@@willeel3750 I'm fine. You're the one whining.

[@ThomasPrior-wv6zn]

IT WASNT THERE FILM THATS WHY THEY HAD CAMEO ROLES GREAT THOUGH

[@LionheartNh]

I think of the boys had a bigger roll they would have over shadowed the main actors. Nice to see them just as it is for a cameo.

[@markantrobus8782]

I went to Coney Island in the 1950s and yes the rides and things were dangerous. They had clowns with electric paddles to slap you on your arse with.

[@ThomasPrior-wv6zn]

I LIKE THOUSNADS WHO WATCHED THIS GREAT FILM , KEPT SAYING WHEN ARE THEY COMING ON L AND H , MAN WHEN THEY CAME THROUGH THE DOOR I BET MOST CLAPPED TO SEE THEM , AS I DID AND SMILED THERE THEY ARE , JUST LOVE EM , WHAT BEAUTYS THOSE WOMEN WERE WOW A TIME GONE BYE R I P ALL

[@voxac30withstrat]

Stop shouting (Caps Off)

[@ThomasPrior-wv6zn]

@@voxac30withstrat THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE DEATH OK

[@montyrose78]

Thelma was hot even while being funny

[@tbanger]

I was expecting Laurel & Hardy to paly a bigger role 😊

[@carlosaguilar6589]

19:40

[@amnonamnon8479]

This is new to me!

[@ABDOSPIANO]

Charlie Hall at the Shooting range,!!!

[@dashriprock9014]

I never knew there was a Coney Island around the Culver City area. Also, I thought Billy Gilbert was a particular stand-out in this one.

[@Doug-ip4up]

"Coney Island" was really the Pike in Long Beach.

[@voxac30withstrat]

OMG can someone PLEASE fix the subtitles?

[@TheSprocketVault]

Sorry, but we are at the mercy of KZbin. Our hands are tied!

[@colettemccoy2921]

Who doesn’t like Zasu bad peoples that’s who ! 😊

[@michaelmcgee8543]

Funny!

[@l.salisbury1253]

19:41

[@simoneraoult8699]

So,,cute

[@marcdelente2456]

Ces comme même loin du du duo Laurel et Hardy. Ce duo au féminin est drôle mes sans plus . La récompense ces de voir Stan et Ollie à la fin.

[@flaviocruciani8563]

is thelma mrs kennedy ?

[@johncampo-cn3oi]

sweet

[@cameramanceltic4915]

at 4:18 the young maid is a million times more stunning than the blond or any of the other women in that scene lol

[@juergweber7593]

👍

[@medmed2455]

giah

[@simoneraoult8699]

Manifeste

[@Gustavo-lb2nv]

The only good thing about this comedy was in the last minute.

[@waltie1able]

Horrible, this is a horrible man a perpetual liar.

[@Bevity]

Who? What man?

[@johnbailey4375]

Not my cup of tea