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Sons of the Desert(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-12-29
70%
257 Votes
Time: 1h 5m
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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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Hal Roach Studios
Movie: Sons of the Desert
Top 10 Billed Cast
Stan Laurel
Stanley 'Stan' Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy
Mae Busch
Mrs. Lottie Hardy
Dorothy Christy
Mrs. Betty Laurel
Charley Chase
Charley
Lucien Littlefield
Dr. Horace Meddick
Brooks Benedict
A Son of the Desert (uncredited)
Charita
Lead Hula Dancer (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
Partygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
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