This gave the duo much less negotiating power since no other studios would sign half of Laurel and Hardy to a high paying contract, they were at Roach's mercy to a large extent. Roach had always refused to give the team a single contract, instead having each comedian under a separate contract with staggered ending dates. In 1940, feeling that they weren't getting the attention and freedom that they deserved at the Hal Roach Studios, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy made their own film company. With scripts written by writers who didn't understand the team's comedy style and no creative input from Stan Laurel these three films are utterly forgettable at best. Unfortunately these films are among the worst that Laurel and Hardy ever made. 20th Century Fox has also joined the parade and have put out three of the films that 'The Boys' made for that studio in the early 40's: The Laurel and Hardy Collection. Warner Brothers and TCM have recently released a pair of the duo's early features, and many of their silent shorts are available from Image.
Laurel and Hardy made many uproariously funny films, and a few of them are starting to make their way on to DVD.
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