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Sons of the Desert

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Sons of the Desert

Released Dec 29, 1933

1h 9m

Comedy

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Stanley (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) want to attend the yearly convention of the Sons of the Desert, a fraternal group to which they belong. When Ollie's wife, Lollie (Mae Busch), objects, he feigns sickness, and Stanley gets a doctor to prescribe a fake trip to Hawaii. After Stanley and Ollie revel with the Sons of the Desert, they return home to find out the ship they were supposedly on has sunk in a typhoon, and they're forced to cover their tracks.

David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Very much an in-the-moment hit of comic bliss. And that's no bad thing.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 5, 2015

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Stan's timidity, absent-mindedness, and prissiness, along with Oliver's boisterousness, clumsiness, and heavy-handedness demonstrate their well-rehearsed partnership.

Rated: 9/10

Jul 30, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's my favorite Laurel and Hardy feature film.

Rated: A

Mar 15, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Aug 17, 2005

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Daniel M. Kimmel

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Rated: 5/5

Apr 27, 2005

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2003

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Perry W

The best Laurel and Hardy film , a masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Denny S

The two quintessential Laurel and Hardy features are this film "Sons of the Desert" and "Way Out West". If you only see two L & H features, those are the two.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Deke P

Love L & H, the more I watch them over the years the more I appreciate and love them. don't let the name of this movie mislead you. At first I thot it was about them in the FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION? Did they even do a movie about that? Seen this one a few times on the free MeTV channel, late weeknites.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Bill P

A really great movie from the comic duo. Another classic from L & H !!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Edoardo C

an absolute masterpiece

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/12/23

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Audience Member

One of best. Blobbo laugh when wives make husbands so nervous. (Blobbo can relate!)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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William A. Seiter

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Stanley

Oliver Hardy

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Charley Chase

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Mae Busch

Mrs. Lottie Chase Hardy

Dorothy Christy

Mrs. Betty Laurel

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Synopsis

Stanley (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) want to attend the yearly convention of the Sons of the Desert, a fraternal group to which they belong. When Ollie's wife, Lollie (Mae Busch), objects, he feigns sickness, and Stanley gets a doctor to prescribe a fake trip to Hawaii. After Stanley and Ollie revel with the Sons of the Desert, they return home to find out the ship they were supposedly on has sunk in a typhoon, and they're forced to cover their tracks.

Director: William A. Seiter
Producer: Hal Roach
Screenwriter: Frank Craven, Byron Morgan
Distributor: Film Classics Inc., Nostalgia Merchant, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 29, 1933, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 9, 2017
Runtime: 1h 9m
Sound Mix: Mono

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