Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert

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So that he and Stan can sneak away to Chicago and attend the annual "Sons of the Desert" lodge convention, Ollie pretends to be sick, and gets a doctor (who turns out to be a veterinarian) to prescribe a long ocean voyage to Hawaii. Decked out in leis and strumming ukuleles, they return home only to learn that the ship supposedly carrying them has sunk. Their hastily-contrived tale of "ship-hiking" their way back cuts no ice with their wives, who've been at the movies watchin... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Sons of the Desert:

Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Mae Busch
Dorothy Christy
Charley Chase
Lucien Littlefield

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So that he and Stan can sneak away to Chicago and attend the annual "Sons of the Desert" lodge convention, Ollie pretends to be sick, and gets a doctor (who turns out to be a veterinarian) to prescribe a long ocean voyage to Hawaii. Decked out in leis and strumming ukuleles, they return home only to learn that the ship supposedly carrying them has sunk. Their hastily-contrived tale of "ship-hiking" their way back cuts no ice with their wives, who've been at the movies watching a newsreel of the lodge's convention parade, starring - guess who?

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Dennis SchwartzIt's my favorite Laurel and Hardy feature film.
Little White Lies - 6/10 by David JenkinsVery much an in-the-moment hit of comic bliss. And that's no bad thing.
User Review - 10/10 by Ashley AI totally Love Laurel and Hardy they are masters of Comedy and this movie is so funny i love it.
User Review - 10/10 by Leo GComedy genius-without these guys there would be no comedy today!!
User Review - 10/10 by Tim STHE Definitive Laurel & Hardy feature film. 80 years later it's still one of the funniest films ever.
User Review - 10/10 by Matt MThis Laurel and Hardy film is quite simply comedy gold. All the slapstick is perfectly timed and the script is delightfully witty. The plot is simple; the two unlikely friends must attend their organisation's national convention, but do so without their wives finding out. Of course, the wives find out when the boat they said they would be on, directed to Honolulu for Hardy to get cured, sinks, and they are home safe and sound. Timeless entertainment. Even behind the cheapest of laughs there is a whole creative process that makes it seem like 'slapstick poetry' of sorts. Arguably the best Laurel and Hardy feature, this may just be one of the funniest films ever made.
User Review - 10/10 by Darrin CI actually agree with the critics this time. This is one of L & H's best. They are upbeat and ready to make us laugh hard with quite a bit of action thrown in this one.
User Review - 10/10 by Jerome WLast night, Turner Classic Movies trumped whatever I was planning to do by capping a full day of Laurel and Hardy films with the showing of their two masterpieces, "Way Out West" and "Sons Of The Desert". Nothiing beats watching Stan and Ollie foul things up. That was followed by their Oscar-winning short, "The Music Box". Seeing these films again for the hundredth time, I was struck about how their features seem to split into two styles. There are the more realistic films, like "Sons Of The Desert" and "Block Heads" where they just play two schnooks beset by wives, work and other mundane demons. The other is more fantasy-based where they're plopped down in some fanciful setting and the humor is more fantastic. Stuff like "The Devil's Brother", "Swiss Miss" and subtly "Way Out West" fit into this. I was surprised to see this time that the bass in the cowboy singing group that accompanies them on their little dance number in "Way Out West" was none other than Chill Wills! This morning I saw something very different, the Neve Campbell film "When Will I Be Loved". At first I thought director James Toback was meandering so much, he'd lost the thread completely. (Cameos for Lori Singer and Mike Tyson?) but by the end, the film did make sense in its portrayal of a very manipulative young woman. Most critics didn't like it but those guys are prudes anyway. I thought the film was a really interesting character study, then again I think Neve Campbell is one of the most beautiful actresses around and seeing her nude and very sexy in this made my day. Next up I have a Takeshi Kitano film and something odd starring the late John Ritter to watch.
User Review - 10/10 by Maico *comic genuises,there films always have me in stitches,good harmless fun.
User Review - 10/10 by Michael Sif you don't find Laurel & Hardy funny, you have no SOH and should be shot!!

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