Movies - Sons of the Desert

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: For the country music group of this name, see Sons of the Desert (band)

Sons of the Desert is a 1933 film starring Laurel & Hardy, and directed by William A. Seiter. It was first released in the United States on December 29 1933. The organisation The Sons of the Desert takes its name from this film,and it is regarded as one of Laurel and Hardy's greatest films.

Plot summary

Laurel & Hardy are members of a fraternity organisation, that is due to hold their annual convention in Chicago. After taking an oath to attend, Oliver finds his wife will not let him go, so he feigns illness, for which a veterinarian prescibes a trip to Honolulu. The boys go to the convention, with their wives thinking they are in Honolulu. On the way back, the return boat from Honolulu sinks in a typhoon, and Stan & Ollie have to explain how they got back a day early. However, the wives already know that they were deceived by their husbands and playing along only to test the character of their spouses.

Principal Cast

Stan Laurel
as Stanley
Oliver Hardy
as Oliver
Charley Chase
as Charley
Mae Busch
as Mrs. Hardy
Dorothy Christy as Mrs. Laurel
Lucien Littlefield as the Veterinarian

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