The Flying Deuces

In the Foreign Legion ( Original title: The Flying Deuces ) is an American feature film of Laurel & Hardy from 1939 The film had its premiere on November 3, 1939 during the German premiere on 30 January 1951 and the Austrian premiere. was on 10 August 1951. At the premiere, he was released in both cases under the title of " Laurel and Hardy in the Foreign Legion ", later publications received as a title among other things, " From heartache in the Foreign Legion " or " The two Foreign Legion " in Austria and "Flying Devil " or "flying devil brothers " in Germany.

Action

Stan and Ollie are on vacation in Paris. Ollie falls in love with Georgette, the pretty daughter of hoteliers. When he makes her a proposal of marriage, he learns that this, however, is already married to the officer Francois. From disappointment and frustration to Ollie wants entränken in the Seine, but he sees it as Stan's friends duty to ensure that this mitertränkt itself. Just before Ollie may enforce his suicide, he asks Stan, as what he wants to be reborn in the next life. Ollie says that he would love to be a horse and now wants to take action at last. Georgette's fiancé Francois what Ollie but do not know - - As an officer appears and suggests Ollie ago to join the Foreign Legion, so he can forget his grief.

The two follow the advice, but do not come with the hard life cope with the military. You will be sentenced on the first day for laundry service, where they set fire accidentally in the course of work the entire laundry pile. Frustrated, they want to escape from the Legion, leaving the commander of the Legion are launching a " farewell letter " in which they abuse him. They are condemned as deserters to death by firing squad. Through an unknown person, they manage to get through an underground tunnel to the outside. From then on a chase that Stan and Ollie lures in an airplane, which they perform numerous stunts until its crash begins. Stan survived the crash, but Ollie flies as an angel of it. On a lonely walk through the area Stan finds a horse that has both the same voice, the same beard and same hat as Ollie. Then Ollie says: "This is again a beautiful soup that you have brewed me there!"

Background

For this film, the Laurel & Hardy - producer Hal Roach borrowed from both the independent producer Boris Morros. Filming began in July 1939 and lasted until the end of the summer. By A. Edward Sutherland, the film had a busy Komdienregisseur. But Sutherland is not very well be coped with Stan Laurel. The film was not the first military comedy in which Laurel and Hardy participated: Your Short Film In the desert ( Beau Hunks ) from 1931 has a very similar action on, so The Flying Deuces is considered a remake of this film. Charles Middleton had already held the role of commander in the previous version.

Synchronization

A German synchronization has already been made ​​for the theatrical release in German-speaking in the early 1950s, in the Walter Bluhm Stans was German voice and Arno Paulsen ollies. Furthermore, it was Charles Middleton Bruno Fritz synchronized and James Finlayson of Franz Otto Kruger. Jean Parker was spoken by Bettina nice. 1975 was taken at " Beta Film Technology", a second synchronization, in which Michael Habeck the voice of Ollie took over and, among other things Heidi Treutler, known as the German voice of I Dream of Jeannie, Georgette lent her voice.

1939 in film Screenplay Harry Langdon Film score John Leipold Leo Shuken Charles Middleton (actor) James Finlayson (actor)
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