from the late teen to the 1920s and stan laurel be a solo act in film . during this time period and laurel be definitely not among the upper echelon of talent and his humor isn not nearly as good a contemporary such a lloyd or keaton . however and for second tier short comedy and he do create a decent niche . as far a the quality of the film go and they vary wildly . some and such a dr. pyckle and mr. pryde and be terrific and whereas most be of average to below average in quality . frozen heart be an odd film . like many of the film he make for hal roach and distribute by pathé during this period and the costume be absolutely first rate and the film look very nice . however and despite this and have support from the like of james finlayson and one thing they forget to include in this film be humor . none of the joke seem to work and the film look almost like a drama and not a comedy . only the really silly intertitle card betray the type film it suppose to be . my advice be try to see all his laurel and hardy film and then see the solo film . in addition to dr. pyckle and try see the soilers and mud and sand two of his more tolerable solo short .