Laurel and Hardy: In the desert
| Movie | |
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| German title | Laurel and Hardy: In the desert |
| Original title | Beau Hunks |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1931 |
| length | 37 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
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| Director | James W. Horne |
| script | HM Walker |
| production | Hal Roach |
| music | Marvin Hatley |
| camera | Art Lloyd , Jack Stevens |
| cut | Richard Currier |
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Laurel and Hardy: In the Desert (original title: Beau Hunks ) is an American short film by Laurel & Hardy from 1931. The film premiered on December 12, 1931, the German premiere took place on December 13, 1957 in the frame the Non-Stop-Lichtspiele took place in Mainz and was part of the series "3 times thick and stupid". Other German titles for Beau Hunks were e.g. B. "Fat and stupid in Algeria" or "Duel with the sons of the desert".
action
Ollie is blown away by his new love, but he is quickly disappointed. To forget his grief, he joins the Foreign Legion, of course not without Stan, whose friendship, according to Ollie, is to go with him. Everyday life in the Foreign Legion does not make it easy for both of them: hour-long marches through the hot Sahara with full luggage on their backs are the order of the day. On top of that, Ollie realizes that his beloved Jeannie Weenie has obviously turned the heads of all the Foreign Legionnaires, because they all joined for the same reason. Not too long after Stan and Ollie's entry, an outpost of the Foreign Legion needs reinforcements in the “Ford Arid” because a coup by the Arab gang “Riffs” is threatened. The troops set out on the march there, but get lost in a sandstorm, and only Stan and Ollie get to their destination out of luck in misery. When the Arabs attacked, they noticed that they were going barefoot and discovered barrels with thumbtacks in the camp, which they could use to stop the enemy. The final gag is that the leader, who has just been abducted by Stan and Ollie, slips a photo out of his pocket - of Ollie's former lover.
background
- Filming lasted from July 15 to August 24, 1931.
- The original title Beau Hunks is a reference to the novel Beau Geste by Percival Christopher Wren .
- Since some of the film's shots were shot on hot days, many participants, including Laurel and Hardy, complained of sunburn. The sandstorm also had the negative consequence that it later resulted in eye injuries and blisters.
- The photo with Ollie's disappointed love showed Jean Harlow , who had already worked in the 1929 film "The Prince in the Elevator Shaft".
- “In the desert” was planned to be much shorter, but got longer and longer due to the numerous gags. Since Hal Roach was planning longer films with the duo anyway, he left him in the filmed version and made no cuts.
- The later film In the Foreign Legion , made in 1939 , took this film as a template.
German versions
- The first version under the title Dick and Doof in Algiers (or ... in Algeria) was created in 1958 by the Munich-based Riva GmbH . Anton Reimer spoke to both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
- Another dubbed version dates from 1961 and was produced by the Munich dubbing company Beta Technik . Numerous other Laurel and Hardy short films were also Germanized at the time. The dialogue books are all penned by Wolfgang Schick , while Manfred R. Köhler directed the dialogue and Conny Schumann took care of the music. Walter Bluhm , who had taken on this role since 1936, spoke for Stan . Ollie's voice was Arno Paulsen , who had accurately lent Hardy his voice since 1950 and did so until 1965. This version was released on DVD.
- The third German version with the title 'Duell mit den Wüstenshnen' was again produced in 1971 by Beta-Technik. This version has been shortened in accordance with the broadcast format of the series 'Dick und Doof' and was provided with comments by Hanns-Dieter Hüsch .
Web links
- In the desert in the Internet Movie Database (English)