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Title: Sons of the Desert

Release Date: 29 Dec 1933

Runtime: 1h 5m

Genre: Comedy

Director: Hal Roach Studios

Production Companies: Hal Roach Studios

Overview: Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

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Average Vote: 7.027 (237 votes)

Cast

  • Stanley 'Stan' Laurel: Stan Laurel
  • Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy: Oliver Hardy
  • Mrs. Lottie Hardy: Mae Busch
  • Mrs. Betty Laurel: Dorothy Christy
  • Charley: Charley Chase
  • Dr. Horace Meddick: Lucien Littlefield
  • Waiter (uncredited): Ernie Alexander
  • A Son of the Desert (uncredited): Brooks Benedict
  • Lead Hula Dancer (uncredited): Charita
  • Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited): Ellen Corby
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