Ollie and stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention. Anyways, despite this the film has a great charm courtesy of its stars. Seiter, with stan laurel, oliver hardy, charley chase, belongs at turner classic movies. Dec 15, 2014 faux trailer will be printed for upcoming 2015 matinee at the shadowland film series.
With stan laurel, oliver hardy, charley chase, mae busch. The best of them was sons of the desert, although some would nominate way out west. Sons of the desert is a 1933 comedy film starring stan laurel and oliver hardy, produced by hal roach and directed by william a. Much slapstick mayhem ensues but the wives are tipped off to the ruse and. Seriously, though, ive never seen a laurel and hardy talking picture before. Not only was the gathering an occasion for partying, much. The material throughout is slight, but seiter makes the most of every gag, without milking any of them. Discover what genre sons of the desert, 1933, directed by william a. Le film sons of the desert 1933 vostfr film complet. The role of laurels wife was originally intended for patsy kelly, but roach had loaned her to mgm for the film going hollywood 1933.
Seiter stan and ollie are neighbors and fellow members of the sons of the desert society. The group takes its name from a fictional lodge that laurel and hardy belonged to in the 1933 film sons of the desert in 1964, three years after the book mr. In what is often regarded as muchloved comedy duo laurel and hardys finest film, the hapless pair sneak away from their wives for an annual gettogether with their pals under the pretence of going on a recuperative cruise. Laurel and hardy sons of the desert founding tent new york city.
Maybe our book, top 50 movie starsstatistically speaking is your answer. The brothers are directed to sit with one knock of the exalted rulers gavel, then told about their annual convention in chicago in a weeks time. In the movie narrate about adventures of red army man fyodor sukhov. Seiter, it was released in the united states on december 29, 1933 and is regarded as one of laurel and hardys best films. Sons of the desert 1933 changes the movie database. Handsdown the best laurel and hardy feature, its a complicated tale of two henpecked husbands who scheme to ditch their wives and attend a fraternal organizations festive meeting in chicago. Sons of the desert 1933 is a classic stan laurel and oliver hardy comedy the fourth of their fulllength feature films, and possibly their funniest. Sons of the desert will hit the road in support of the album on the spare change tour, beginning june 16 in hastings, neb. Sons of the desert wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. As for the shorts, look at the academy awardwinning the music box and youll see comic genius. Film laurel and hardy sons of the desert into film. 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.
Despite the antecedents in a number of earlier laurel and hardy shorts, plot elements for sons of the desert, at least according to articles in the spring 1933 trade journal film daily, may have been inspired by a trip roach took to attend an mgm sales division meeting in kansas city. Seiter to attend a convention in chicago of their fraternal organization, the sons of the desert, stan and ollie lie to their wives but their cover story soon falls apart. Stan laurel and oliver hardy made many successful comedies in the 1930s, but none was as big a hit or as wellrealized a feature as the lunatic sons of the desert. A film which so forcefully denounced the vichy french could only fuel the controversy. This is the comic version of sons of the desert series s. Sons of the desert 1933 full masonic lodge scene duration. Even then the movie ran into political trouble as the free french pressed warners to eliminate certain scenes florey had inserted that related to. Laurel and hardy in sons of the desert way out west tent. In we faw down, stan and ollie tell their wives they have a business engagement at the orpheum theater but actually sneak off to a poker game. Were talking 75 years on from when this film was made.
Mae busch and dorothy christie playing straight women to laurel and hardys antics. In the united kingdom, the film was originally released under the title fraternally yours in 2012, the film was deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically. The group takes its name from a fictional lodge that laurel and hardy belonged to in the 1933 film sons of the desert. Sons of the desert crazy world of laurel and hardy. Hardy by john mccabe was published, mccabe formed a small group of laurel and. Their new fulllength feature picture stan and ollie deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medicinal cruise when they are really going to a convention. It is a great pity that this was to be his only film with them. Many critics and spectators name this film as cult. Apr 01, 2018 sons of the desert 1933, 65 min, usa, dir. Sons of the desert 1933 btl 12291933 us comedy 1h 8m user score. Amid secret handshakes and tarbooshes, the exhausted ruler swears attendance at the lodges 87th annual convention in chicago. Sons of the desert 1933 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The earliest one to portray this story is we faw down 1928. Faux trailer will be printed for upcoming 2015 matinee at the shadowland film series. When stan and ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while theyre actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way. Their new fulllength feature picture stan and ollie deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medicinal cruise when they.
Sons of the desert would simply not be the same if it were not for mae busch and dorothy christy, who play laurel and hardys wives and perfect foils in the film. Harley quinn is moving up on our marvel vs dc movie ranking page. They very much want to go to the societys national convention in chicago, but ollies wife has a previously scheduled vacation in the mountains and categorically refuses to. While sons of the desert is the more famous realization of this particular laurel and hardy plotline, the film is actually based upon an earlier laurel and hardy works. Sons of the desert 1933, directed by william a seiter. Laurel and hardy sons of the desert founding tent new york. Sons of the desert 1933 stan laurel and oliver hardy have.
Sons of the desert is a 1933 american precode comedy film starring laurel and hardy. We are the founding tent, or chapter, of the sons of the desert, the international laurel and hardy appreciation society. One of the most known films in the history of the soviet cinema. The chemistry between the two by now its a thing of legend and rightfully so. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sons of the desert near you. This is f open desert film by frank van vught on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Sons of the desert 1933 changes the movie database tmdb. In the united kingdom, the film was originally released under the title fraternally yours. Sons of the desert 1933 letterboxd social film discovery. The sons of the desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to the lives and films of comedians stan laurel and oliver hardy.
Lodge members stan laurel and oliver hardy take a solemn oath to attend the 80thannual sons of the desert convention read. Sons of the desert 1933, directed by william a seiter film. The films title inspired the longstanding international laurel and hardy fan society of the same name. Next time you see a honeymooners episode please note that the kramden and norton characters have a marked similarity to the boys in the sons of the desert, not to mention the raccoon lodge. The film opens at a meeting of oasis, the oldest lodge of the great order of the sons of the desert, where members, dressed in tassled fezzes and sashes, are singing auld lang syne.
Many critics and fans have said that sons of the desert released in europe as fraternally yours is one of laurel and hardys best films. Stan and ollie are neighbors and fellow members of the sons of the desert society. Powerful sheikhs born to rule and destined to find love as eternal as the sands. Two laurel and hardy types join the proud boys mistakenly thinking theyre a good time party fez fraternity. He rescues from gangster abdullah its harem in days of civil war. If i didnt ask her, i wouldnt know what she wanted me to do. Though more than eight decades have passed since its original release, its impeccable comic timing makes sons of the desert one of the crowning achievements in laurel and hardys long.
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