Sons of the Desert

  • Stan Laurel: Stanley
  • Oliver Hardy Oliver
  • Mae Busch: Mrs. Lottie Hardy Chase
  • Dorothy Christy: Mrs. Betty Laurel
  • Charley Chase Charley
  • Lucien Littlefield: Dr. Horace Meddick
  • Harry Bernard: policeman
  • John Elliott: Club President

Sons of the Desert is an American comedy film from 1933 starring the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy in the lead roles. The movie was filmed in 1933 and premiered on December 29, 1933 in Germany, he started on 26 October 1934 in the cinemas.

The film was also known by the alternative title fraternally Yours. In the German cinema and television, he was given the alternative title Laurel and Hardy - The Desert Sons, Sons of the Desert or help, we are drowned. In Austria and adventure in Honolulu. In the German TV of the movie was as infamous liar.

Action

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are members of the Club Sons of the Desert ( Sons of the Desert ). You commit to a club meeting under oath to participate in the annual meeting of the Lodge in Chicago. To enforce this against the refusal of the wives, they devise a ruse. Dr. Meddick, one of recruited by Stan vet Ollie certifies a Doppeldackeldelirium (orig. Double Canus Delirious ) and prescribed him a voyage to Honolulu. Since Ollies for seasickness -prone wife here can not accompany him, Stan has to do its part. Indeed, the two friends go naturally to the annual meeting in Chicago, while their wives they think of Hawaii. Before the homecoming of the friends comes the news that the ship in which they should return from Hawaii, has declined.

When Stan and Ollie come home from Chicago, the wives are in the cinema and see the newsreel on. There is a report on the Chicago meeting will be shown, in which Stan and Ollie are seen. The wives find out so that they were lied to. Stan and Ollie are pressed to explain, while the wives hold a contest of who has the better husband. The two friends get caught up in absurd excuses. So they claim they have done it by boat pickup (orig. Ship -hiking ) to come back before the rescue ships. Stan keeps the tall tale finally not stand. He will be rewarded handsomely by his wife, because she has thereby won the bet with the girlfriend. In contrast, the persisting in a lie Ollie gets the revenge of his wife to feel and pelted her with cooking pots.

Background

The story that became the basis for this film had, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy tried in her short film We Faw Down already directed by Leo McCarey. The motif of standing under the matriarchal Ehejoch henpecked husband, trying to escape with lies and excuses this yoke, however, is in many films of the duo in the foreground.

Ty Kendall sings in the pub in Chicago the song Honolulu Baby, written by Marvin Hatley. Likewise Hatley wrote the song We Are The Sons of Desert for the film. Even the very famous in the English-speaking song Auld Lang Syne is sung in the opening scene at the meeting.

Synchronization

There are four German dubbed versions of "Sons of the Desert ":

  • For the German premiere in 1934 one of the first German dubbed versions of Laurel & Hardy films was made, but is no longer tangible, and which is known, none of the then Speaker more. It would be possible that the movie was then listed in the original language with German subtitles.
  • For the German re-release on December 22, 1950 more dubbed version of the Erwin Bootz as Stan, Alfred Haase emerged as Ollie and George Thomlla were engaged as Charley. It was created in Thurnau movie in West Berlin to a dialogue book and dialogue director Erwin Bootz.
  • On November 26, 1965, a second German revival took place, were hired for their synchronization to the well -known voices today Walter Bluhm and Arno Paulsen for Stan and Ollie. In addition, Ingeborg Wellmann speaks the role of Mrs. Hardy and Gert Martienzen Charley. The version was developed at the Berliner Synchron GmbH for dialogue book and dialogue director Werner Schwier.
  • In 1975, the film for a ZDF television broadcasting was provided again with German voices; for Stan spoke again Walter Bluhm and for Ollie Michael Habeck. Charley was spoken by Horst Gentzen. The version was in beta technology in Munich to book dialogue and dialogue, directed by Wolfgang Schick.

Awards

The American Film Institute selected the film in 2000 at number 96 of the best American comedies of all time. Also, the phrase " Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into! " ( " Because you've drawn me back into a beautiful mess !") Succeeded in 2005 in a list of the American Film Institute, namely number 60 of the best American movie quotes of all time.

Reviews

  • Sons of the Desert ... is ... a thoroughly fresh and delightful comedy, and certainly the best and most subtle of their feature films. The comic is mainly developed from situations and characters, the pure slapstick limited to individual gags ... The story is very thin at bottom, but Seiter makes the most out of each gag, without a single milking over charge. ( Everson )
  • Filmdienst: A turbulent Grotesque film with remarkable gags and a plethora of delicious ideas that knows how to unleash the comedian duo inventive.

Literature and sources

  • Rainer Dick: Laurel and Hardy: The greatest comedian of all time. Heyne, München 1995, ISBN 3-453-09006-3.
  • William K. Everson: Laurel and Hardy and their films. Edited by Joe Hembus. Goldmann, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-442-10204-9.
  • Norbert Aping: The Laurel and Hardy book. The story of Laurel and Hardy in Germany. Stoke, 2004, ISBN 3-89472-356-4. Digital Appendices 15 (overview of Laurel and Hardy's German speakers)
1933 in film William A. Seiter Screenplay Hal Roach Film score Shriners
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