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Sons of the Desert

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Sons of the Desert
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NR,1hr 13min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
September 29, 1933
Director:
William Seiter
Distributor:
Hallmark
Starring:
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase  ...more
Synopsis: Lodge members Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy take a solemn oath to attend the 80th-annual Sons of the Desert Convention (read: annual binge) in Chicago. That is, Ollie takes the oath, but Stanley balks. When asked why, Stanley answers that he's afraid his wife won't let him go. Ollie is appalled: "Every man must be king in his own castle." But when Ollie meekly brings up the subject of the convention with his wife Lollie (Mae Busch), she soon dethrones the "king." Lollie wants to take a vacation in ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy made many successful comedies in the 1930s, but none was as big a hit or as well-realized a feature as the lunatic Sons of the Desert. Hands-down the best Laurel and Hardy feature, it's a complicated tale of two henpecked husbands who scheme to ditch their wives and attend a fraternal organization's festive meeting in Chicago. The sight gags, slapstick, and repartee are ... Full Review
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Stan Laurel
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Oliver Hardy
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Charley Chase
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Mae Busch
Lottie Hardy
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