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Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

Comedy · 1933

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

Movie details

Sons of the Desert

“THEIR NEW FULL-LENGTH FEATURE PICTURE!”

1933 Comedy 1h 5m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Sons of the Desert?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

William A. Seiter

Written by

Jack Barty · Glenn Tryon · William A. Seiter · Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Stanley 'Stan' Laurel

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy

Mae Busch

Mae Busch

Mrs. Lottie Hardy

Dorothy Christy

Dorothy Christy

Mrs. Betty Laurel

Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Charley

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Dr. Horace Meddick

E

Ernie Alexander

Waiter (uncredited)

Court is in session

Put Sons of the Desert on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.