They dish out the dizziest rib-ride of the year!
Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the Foreign Legion to get away from their troubles. When they’re arrested for soon trying to desert the Legion—they escape a firing squad by stealing an aircraft.
- 6.4
- 1939
- Released
- 1h 9m
Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Jean Parker
Georgette
Reginald Gardiner
Francois
Charles Middleton
Commandant
Jean Del Val
Sergeant
Crane Whitley
Corporal
James Finlayson
Jailor
Monica Bannister
Georgette's Girl Friend
Bonnie Bannon
Georgette's Girl Friend
Eddie Borden
Legionnaire
Christine Cabanne
Georgette's Girl FriendMary Jane Carey
Georgette's Girl Friend
Jack Chefe
Legionnaire
Frank Clarke
Pilot
Richard Cramer
Laundry Truck Driver
Billy Engle
Legionnaire
Kit Guard
Legionnaire
Arthur Housman
Drunk Legionnaire
Sam Lufkin
Legionnaire
Michael Visaroff
Innkeeper
Released
en
- #paris, france
- #escape
- #suicide attempt
- #desertion
- #foreign legion
- #male friendship
- #black and white
- #shark
Reviews
I'd have to say that this is one of my favourite outings for Stan and Ollie - but like most of the slapstick comedy of the 30s, it has not aged at all well. Ollie has fallen for a young French woman, but she has eyes on a refined, posh, Captain and so he is rejected! In the depths of despair, he considers (joint) suicide in the Seine (inhabited by a deadly killer shark) before alighting on a cunni
A few chuckles and it flies by, can't say I massively enjoyed it though. <em>'The Flying Deuces'</em> features the talents of iconic duo Laurel and Hardy. Despite knowing of them for as long as I can remember, I can't say I've seen much - if anything - of them before this. I look forward to seeing more in the future, but hopefully they're a tad better than this. This is solid enough, as I sa