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The Flying Deuces

1939 · 69 min

A gentle, silly romp full of slapstick set-pieces and cheerful nonsense, easy to enjoy without thinking.

Tagline: They dish out the dizziest rib-ride of the year!
Overview: Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the Foreign Legion to get away from their troubles. When they’re arrested for soon trying to desert the Legion—they escape a firing squad by stealing an aircraft.

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
love
survival
freedom
Places: big city
military
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, war
Directed by: A. Edward Sutherland
Written by: Fred Schiller, Charley Rogers, Ralph Spence, Harry Langdon
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker, Reginald Gardiner, Charles Middleton, Jean Del Val, Crane Whitley, James Finlayson
Music: Leo Shuken, John Leipold
Cinematography: Art Lloyd
Runtime: 69 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Italian

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