Air Raid Wardens, The Dancing Masters, A-Haunting We Will Go . do these titles sound familiar? Despite the many books in print on the famed comedy team Laurel & Hardy, few discuss their classic movies of the 1940s. Even to dedicated fans, Laurel & Hardy's wartime movies remain relatively unknown, despite their first-run success. The later years of this comedy team have also been long-neglected by film critics, sometimes even dismissed in the space of a footnote or a few paragraphs. Film buffs and fans have long bemoaned the lack of accessible material.In this ground-breaking work, Scott MacGillivray convincingly demonstrates that these films are worthy of study and appreciation. Painstaking reseach, coupled with great photographs and movie stills, result in an essential book for any Laurel & Hardy fan.