This is silent home movie footage of Stan Laurel at his apartment in the Oceana Apartments out in Santa Monica. He spends most of it admiring the Academy Award he received in 1961 for — and I quote: "Creative Pioneering in the Field of Cinema Comedy." Laurel did not attend the ceremony due to poor health so Danny Kaye accepted for him. Stan was quite proud of the award — as you may be able to tell in this film — although he did nickname it "Mr. Clean."
In the years after Oliver Hardy died, Laurel made no public appearances despite many offers. He told visitors to his home that he was afraid audiences would be disappointed to see him as an old man. He doesn't look bad to me in this film. Matter of fact, he still looks like a very alive, able performer. See what you think.
