Sons of the Desert
THEIR NEW FULL-LENGTH FEATURE PICTURE!
1933 | 65m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | William A. Seiter |
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| Writer: | William A. Seiter, Jack Barty, Frank Craven, Oliver Hardy, Glenn Tryon, Frank Terry, Stan Laurel, Charley Chase, Hal Roach, Eddie Welch |
| Staring: |
| Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 29, 1933 |
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| Director: | William A. Seiter |
| Writer: | William A. Seiter, Jack Barty, Frank Craven, Oliver Hardy, Glenn Tryon, Frank Terry, Stan Laurel, Charley Chase, Hal Roach, Eddie Welch |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | husband wife relationship, deceived wife, deception, pre-code, next door neighbor, domineering wife, convention, subterfuge, best friends, farcical, ridiculous |
| Production Companies | Hal Roach Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Stan Laurel | Stanley 'Stan' Laurel |
| Oliver Hardy | Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy |
| Mae Busch | Mrs. Lottie Hardy |
| Dorothy Christy | Mrs. Betty Laurel |
| Charley Chase | Charley |
| Lucien Littlefield | Dr. Horace Meddick |
| Ernie Alexander | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | A Son of the Desert (uncredited) |
| Charita | Lead Hula Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ellen Corby | Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited) |
| Robert Cummings | Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited) |
| John Elliott | Exalted Ruler (uncredited) |
| Billy Gilbert | Mr. Ruttledge (voice) (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hall | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Pat Harmon | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Ty Parvis | Singer of "Honolulu Baby" Number (uncredited) |
| Hal Roach | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Seiter | Writer, Director |
| Jack Barty | Writer |
| Frank Craven | Story |
| Oliver Hardy | Writer |
| Glenn Tryon | Writer |
| Frank Terry | Writer |
| Chet Brandenburg | Assistant Director |
| Stan Laurel | Writer |
| George M. Cohan | Music |
| Charley Chase | Writer |
| Hal Roach | Writer |
| Lloyd French | Assistant Director |
| Ham Kinsey | Stunt Double |
| Byron Morgan | Continuity |
| William Axt | Music |
| O'Donnell-Heath | Music |
| Kenneth Peach | Director of Photography |
| Louis H. Tolhurst | Sound |
| Paul Marquardt | Music |
| Lawrence Tarver | Casting |
| Bert Jordan | Editor |
| Marvin Hatley | Music |
| Harry Baker | Sound Recordist |
| Eddie Welch | Writer |
| Leroy Shield | Music |
| Name | Title |
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| Hal Roach | Producer |
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Popularity History
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Trending Position
Honolulu Baby! As members of the mason mens club The Sons Of The Desert, Stan & Ollie are desperate to go away to one of the clubs conventions in Chicago. This idea is given the no no from the boys' wives {Mae Busch & Dorothy Christy}, so Ollie fakes ill health and the boys wangle a supposed sea ... voyage to aid his recovery. Of course they head to Chicago for their boys own fun, unbeknown to them that the ship they had told their wives they were travelling on has sunk at sea! I think this stands the test of time as one of the best Laurel & Hardy pictures because it's one of the most professional that they made. Laurel wasn't wholly satisfied with a couple of preceding features that they did, he felt it was becoming slapstick for slapstick's sake, so in came a new writing team to work with him to give us a tighter character driven laugh fest. The films main triumph is the integration and impact of the wives, they add greatly to the comedy with sparky dialogue and visual madness. So many great moments that I don't wish to point any single one out, you just need to see it and enjoy. The songs are fun, the narrative is as tidy as they would do, and the underlying honesty is the best policy message is one we all should heed. 9/10