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Sons of the Desert

1933 · 65 min

A light, farcical comedy of marital deception and slapstick mishaps, with gentle laughs and a warm, silly tone.

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THEIR NEW FULL-LENGTH FEATURE PICTURE!
Overview
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • friendship
  • family
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour9
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Written by
Oliver Hardy, William A. Seiter, Stan Laurel, Jack Barty
Starring
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Dorothy Christy, Charley Chase, Lucien Littlefield, Ernie Alexander, Brooks Benedict
Cinematography
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Runtime
65 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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