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Comedy

Sons of the Desert

- THEIR NEW FULL-LENGTH FEATURE PICTURE!

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 : 1933-12-29

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hal Roach Studios

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Stan Laurel

Character Name : Stanley 'Stan' Laurel

Original Name : Stan Laurel

Gender : Male

Oliver Hardy

Character Name : Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Original Name : Oliver Hardy

Gender : Male

Mae Busch

Character Name : Mrs. Lottie Hardy

Original Name : Mae Busch

Gender : Female

Dorothy Christy

Character Name : Mrs. Betty Laurel

Original Name : Dorothy Christy

Gender : Female

Charley Chase

Character Name : Charley

Original Name : Charley Chase

Gender : Male

Lucien Littlefield

Character Name : Dr. Horace Meddick

Original Name : Lucien Littlefield

Gender : Male

Ernie Alexander

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernie Alexander

Gender : Male

Brooks Benedict

Character Name : A Son of the Desert (uncredited)

Original Name : Brooks Benedict

Gender : Male

Charita

Character Name : Lead Hula Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Charita

Gender : Female

Ellen Corby

Character Name : Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)

Original Name : Ellen Corby

Gender : Female

Robert Cummings

Character Name : Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Cummings

Gender : Male

John Elliott

Character Name : Exalted Ruler (uncredited)

Original Name : John Elliott

Gender : Male

Billy Gilbert

Character Name : Mr. Ruttledge (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Gilbert

Gender : Male

Charlie Hall

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlie Hall

Gender : Male

Pat Harmon

Character Name : Doorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Harmon

Gender : Male

Ty Parvis

Character Name : Singer of "Honolulu Baby" Number (uncredited)

Original Name : Ty Parvis

Gender : Male

Hal Roach

Character Name : Bit Part (uncredited)

Original Name : Hal Roach

Gender : Male

Reviews

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John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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