Just spot checked the RHI and UK versions of ANOTHER FINE MESS. They both have the spoken titles and the UK one is sharper for sure. As far as I am concerned there is no reason to try to find the Hallmark set other than if you don't have an all region player.
NOW I'LL TELL ONE: This Charley Chase short is the only film with extant footage of the boys that is unavailable. The 2nd edition of the Randy Skretvedt book (It was updated in 1994 making the earlier edition worthless as it is missing a lot of info that is in the 2nd edition) mentions that only the second reel was discovered. The film supposedly has both Laurel AND Hardy in it, but not as a team. It was discovered by a fellow named David Wyatt.
I contacted a friend of mine in the UK and asked about it. Turns out he is a friend of David Wyatt. Here is a part of the e-mail he sent:

"Have had a reply from DW; he didn't discover the film as much as identify an unknown print in the BFI Archive; and while he did have a rough viewing tape of it, he lost it in a house fire the year before last."

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