Introduction"Sons of the Desert" is a 1933 comedy movie directed by William A. Seiter, starring two iconic funny stars, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The movie revolves around the duo's membership in a fictitious lodge called 'Sons of the Desert, and the lies they inform their other halves to go to a convention in Chicago, which results in a series of funny situations.
Plot SummaryAt a meeting of the Sons of the Desert lodge, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy make an oath to attend their fraternity's yearly convention in Chicago. Back in your home, Oliver faces a difficult situation as his wife will not enable him to go. To prevent his spouse's wrath, he schemes a plan where he pretends to be ill, and their doctor (Stan in disguise) prescribes a journey to Honolulu as a remedy.
They head to Chicago for the convention, leaving their other halves under the impression they have gone on a therapeutic journey to Hawaii. At the convention, they enjoy, filled with parades and parties. On the other hand, in your home, the wives discover their deceiving strategy when they stumble upon a newsreel showing their husbands going to the convention in Chicago.
Dealing with the AftermathStan and Oliver return from the convention, completely oblivious to the fact that their partners know the reality. To conceal their deceit, they inform their partners about a shipwreck on the journey back from Honolulu in which they lost all their travel luggage and papers. Their spouses act along and pretend to believe the made story.
However, their troubles heighten when a news snippet exposes that the ship they declared to be on has sunk. Get rid of by regret, Stan can't bear to sustain the lie and spills the reality to Oliver's other half. As an outcome, Stan's other half becomes upset and angry with him and, the scenario takes a comical turn.
ConclusionStan and Oliver's effort to cover their deceit spirals out of control as they face the repercussions. They withstand verbal and physical retribution from their wives until they're minimized to a photograph from the convention, which discovers their deception conclusively.
The film ends on an amusing note with Stan's spouse chasing him with a shotgun while Stan consumes the wax fruit and his wax hat that his spouse had tossed at him earlier in the film and Oliver is soaked to the skin after his spouse tosses water at him.
Crucial Overview"Sons of the Desert" is an icon of slapstick comedy and is extensively considered as Laurel and Hardy's best function movie. It showcases the duo's exceptional capability for funny and includes uncomplicated, laugh-out-loud humor with plenty of slapstick situations.
Likewise, the movie remarkably establishes the sly, deceiving characteristics of Oliver's character, balanced with Stan's more naive and trusting personality. The smooth chemistry in between the 2 comedians creates an entertaining and unforgettable experience for the audience.
The film was inducted as one of the very first films in the Library of Congress's National Film Registry in 1997, mentioning it as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". To date, "Sons of the Desert" stays a traditional and ageless piece of comedy.
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