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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Stan Laurel | ... | Stan | |
| Oliver Hardy | ... | Ollie | |
| Charley Chase | ... | Charley, Son of the Desert from Texas | |
| Mae Busch | ... | Mrs. Lottie Hardy | |
| Dorothy Christy | ... | Mrs. Betty Laurel | |
| Lucien Littlefield | ... | Dr. Horace Meddick | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Marta DeVeaux | ... | Hula Dancer |
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So that he and Stan can sneak away to Chicago and attend the annual "Sons of the Desert" lodge convention, Ollie pretends to be sick, and gets a doctor (who turns out to be a veterinarian) to prescribe a long ocean voyage to Hawaii. Decked out in leis and strumming ukeleles, they return home only to learn that the ship supposedly carrying them has sunk. Their hastily- contrived tale of "ship-hiking" their way back cuts no ice with their wives, who've been at the movies watching a newsreel of the lodge's convention parade, starring... guess who? Written by Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 December 1933 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fraternally Yours See more »Filming Locations:
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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Sons of the Desert chorus: [the members sing "Auld Lang Syne"] And here's a hand, my trusty friend, and gie's a hand o' thine, / We'll take a cup of kindness now, for Auld Lang Syne.
Exalted Exhausted Ruler: [the song concludes, and the Exalted Ruler calls the meeting to order as he hits the podium with a gavel] Brothers, Sons of the Desert, we are all familiar with the business of this special meeting. This Oasis must meet the situation with determination.
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(uncredited)
Written by Marvin Hatley
Sung a cappella by The Sons of the Desert
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Below the words "The End" on the final credit, the NRA logo appears, with its characteristic eagle and the slogan, "We do our part." The NRA - National Recovery Administration - was established in 1933 by president Franklin D. Roosevelt to facilitate economic recovery during the depression. See more »Goofs
When Laurel and Hardy are frantically stumbling about in the hallway prior to going up to the attic, the same sound effects are used over and over many times in rapid succession. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sons of the Desert chorus: [the members sing "Auld Lang Syne"] And here's a hand, my trusty friend, and gie's a hand o' thine, / We'll take a cup of kindness now, for Auld Lang Syne.
Exalted Exhausted Ruler: [the song concludes, and the Exalted Ruler calls the meeting to order as he hits the podium with a gavel] Brothers, Sons of the Desert, we are all familiar with the business of this special meeting. This Oasis must meet the situation with determination.
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Alternate Versions
The opening MGM lion has been removed from all available prints. See more »Soundtracks
We Are the Sons of the Desert(uncredited)
Written by Marvin Hatley
Sung a cappella by The Sons of the Desert
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Ollie wants to attend the annual convention of THE SONS OF THE DESERT in Chicago & have lodge brother Stan go with him. Their wives, however, have other plans. From such tiny acorns of humor do mighty oaks of hilarity grow...
This is a wonderfully funny film, with the Boys at their very best. Watch Stan's face as he eats the wax apple, or Ollie as he attempts to stand-up to his formidable spouse. The Sons themselves are a spoof of every fraternal organization that's ever taken itself too seriously.
Hilarious Charley Chase is the epitome of every obnoxious conventioneer you've ever tried to avoid. Mae Busch & Dorothy Christy are good fun as the Boys' wives, while Lucien Littlefield scores as a veterinarian called in to doctor Ollie.
Extra-sharp movie mavens will spot Charlie Hall as one of the waiters at the beginning of the 'Honolulu Baby' sequence; they will also recognize the voice of Billy Gilbert as the steamship official giving the announcement about the shipwreck survivors.