The Flying Deuces (Restored Edition)

Starring:Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker, Reginald Gardiner, Jean Del Val, Charles Middleton, James Finlayson, Billy Engle, Bonnie Bannon, Frank Clarke (VI), Sam Lufkin, Eddie Borden, Arthur Housman, Jack Chefe, Richard Cramer, Crane Whitley, Christine Cabanne, Kit Guard, Mary Jane Carey, Monica Bannister
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Studio: Kino Video
Product Type: DVD

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The Flying Deuces (Restored Edition)
Starring: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Jean Parker , Reginald Gardiner , and Bonnie Bannon
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
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ASIN: B0002CHIFG
Release Date: 2004-08-03

Customer Reviews:

Gee that's swell photograpghy.......2007-05-20

Ah life does imitate art. Almost 60 years after this film was made, a suicidal young man joined the US Marines to forget his girl troubles. This film will always have a special place in my heart.

Ollie falls in love while in Paris, to an inn keepers daughter. His proposal is turned down amidst laughter at his expense. Stan thinks that the best thing to do is to go back to the fish market where they work, but Ollie had nobler ideas, he must drown himself along with his broken heart. Of course Ollie convinces Stan that he must die too, after all what would Stan do without Ollie, aside from having a wonderful and rewarding life at the fish market. But thanks to some friendly advice and a man-eating shark, the boys decide to live again and join the French Foreign Legion.

What a Legion it is, work and march from sunup until sundown for 2 cents a day. Ollie tells the commandant that they refuse to do that much work for 2 cents, so they are put on laundry detail. I have never in my life seen a pile of clothes that large. Well Ollie has a revelation and forgets about his heartache and decides it is time to go home. After all why clean a mountain of dirty drawers if you don't have too.

Well the boys do not understand the terms desertion, UA, or AWOL, so off they go, but not without wrting a nice letter to the Commandant and stealing his cigars. Well the letter was pretty insulting and maybe it is a good thing that Ollie cannot spell raspberries. So after a little chase and a nice rendition of 'Shine on Harvest Moon', the boys are captured and thrown into a cell to await the firing squad. However, an eternal mysterious hand throws them a letter through the bars. There is an escape hatch. Stan is not sure why they are crawling through an underground tunnel.

Ollie "We're making our escape"
Stan "Are we allowed to do that?"

Anyway they make their way to an airplane and get away from the chasing legionaires, only to crash. Ollie becomes a horse through the magic of movie reincarnation and Stan is doomed to walk the earth with people 'staring at him and wondering what he is'.

It's a good flick, I like it

Two Laughs is Not Enough.......2007-05-17

I tried to hard to love this movie, but in all honesty, I thought it was painfully unfunny. I laughed twice - first when Ollie tells Stan that without him "people would stare at you and wonder what you are - and I wouldn't be here to tell them" and last at the very end when Ollie is reincarnated as a horse with a mustache and a hat. To be fair, I admit that I also smiled once to see Ollie's coy flirtation with the innkeeper's daughter.

Apart from that, the film was only interesting for its surprising bleakness at the beginning - there was something compelling about watching Ollie, suicidally depressed, decide that Stan too must die.

All in all, I was bored. The boys try hard to be funny but the material just isn't up to it. Two laughs is not enough.

Deuces review.......2007-04-20

Most L & H fans are by now familiar with this classic tale of Stan & Ollie in the French Foreign Legion so I will not discuss the merits of the plot line and focus instead upon the quality of this restored edition. On the whole, the images are crisp and the sound is consistently clear. There are occassional scratch and dirt marks but these are so infrequent and occur so quickly that they do not detract in any way from the viewing of this film. These elements, combined with some of the extras included on the CD make it an excellent value and a worthwhile addition to any collection of classic Laurel and Hardy films.

One of their best non-Roach films.......2006-10-10

While everyone seems to agree that L&H did their greatest most representative work for Hal Roach Studios, there are some films here and there from other studios which are just as strong, great, and funny. This is one of them, and in spite of a mixed reputation among fans, is often cited as the best non-Roach film, period. The plot starts out simply enough; Stan and Ollie are vacationing in France, about to return to the United States, but Ollie is in love with Georgette. He is heartbroken when he finds out she loves another man (later he finds out she's actually married, and to his Foreign Legion commanding officer no less), and decides to bump himself off. Naturally he makes Stan commit suicide too, but after a number of typical false starts, they're finally saved when Georgette's husband comes by (he overheard them arguing) and recommends joining the Foreign Legion as a surefire way of forgetting all about women. The boys take him up on his advice, but after causing a lot of trouble and a quick discovery that they're just not cut out for the service, they pack up their things and leave. Their superiors are furious to discover the note they left, and have them arrested when they finally catch up to them. When they tunnel their way out, there's an avalanche and they're forced to start digging up instead, right into the wine cellar in Georgette's house. More comedic mayhem ensues as they start running away again, and they end up in a plane they can't even fly properly, culminating in one of their strangest endings ever.

Also included are a bunch of interesting rarities--two short silent newsreels showcasing their 1932 visit to Edinburgh, Scotland and Tynemouth, England, a brief 1943 PSA short narrated by Pete Smith, 'Tree in a Test Tube' (their only appearance in color besides the short surviving fragment of the 1930 feature 'The Rogue Song'), a gallery of posters, stills, and PR materials, an introduction by Serge Bromberg (director and co-founder of Lobster Films), a star-studded (but not very good) 1931 short they made a brief cameo in, 'The Stolen Jools' (just about everyone under contract to MGM at the time makes an appearance here, along with some guest stars from other studios!), and their 1954 appearance on 'This Is Your Life.' It's well-known in the fan community that they weren't really pleased about appearing on the program, and it really shows in how quiet they are and how ill at ease and embarrassed they look. Stan in particular wasn't happy about being surprised like this, since he always liked to have material prepared before giving a performance. Additionally, most of the guests who came on didn't really have much of a connection to them; it was nice to see people like Ollie's first sweetheart, the woman who was in his performance troupe when he was living in Florida, and director Leo McCarey, but most of them didn't have a big connection to them like, say, Charley Hall, Billy Gilbert, Hal Roach, Sr., Anita Garvin, or Tiny Sanford, all people who were still alive at the time. It could have been a great loving tribute to them, but instead falls really flat.

Although fan reaction to 'The Flying Deuces' is mixed, I really like it, though perhaps wouldn't rate it quite as high as a feature like 'A Chump at Oxford' or 'Pack Up Your Troubles.' And even though they weren't at Hal Roach for this picture, their longtime foil Jimmy Finlayson also appears here, and he's as great and funny as always. Unlike most of their other non-Roach films, here they still have control over their characters, aren't relegated to lesser roles, and had a great script. As for picture quality, I'm reviewing the Kino release, which has very good image quality. It's too bad the reviews for all of the releases of this are being mixed together. I didn't see anything wrong with the prints, certainly not enough to give this a lower rating. Whatever happened to the days when fans didn't throw a fit just because something didn't always have crystal-clear picture-perfect image quality? It seems as though the invention of the DVD has really raised people's expectations, and now we hear complaints about less than 100% perfect or remastered images when such prints would have been considered just fine instead of horrid or unwatchable in the era of the VHS.

Hardy Reincarnated.......2006-08-07

Quite a bit of stuff happens in this short 70-minute film. Hardy falls in love with a girl who is already married, and Laurel keeps bumping his head into a ceiling by accident. When Hardy's girl tells him she's not available, he contemplates suicide. Naturally, Laurel is dragged into the suicide attempt as well. They go to a river where Hardy ties one end of a rope to a heavy object, and ties the other end to himself. Then he ties Laurel to the rope too. Laurel says he has no reason to follow Hardy into going through with such a dreadful act, but Hardy says Laurel is incapable of making it in life alone, so he has no choice. In Hardy's own words, "People would stare at you and wonder what you are...and I wouldn't be there to tell them."

Just as they're about to end it all, a man recommends the two men join the foreign legion to forget about their girl troubles and they take his advice.

Hardy plans to only be a part of the legion for a few days, until he forgets about women completely. He and Laurel refuse to work for less than 25 cents a day, yet they end up working for 3 cents a day washing and ironing clothes. After Hardy sees the mountain of work he's asked to do, he says, "A miracle has happened. I've completely forgotten what I'm supposed to forget. Let's go home." Unfortunately his iron sets fire to a giant pile of clothing, and he and Laurel are both arrested. They tunnel out of their jail cell, and try their hand at flying a plane to escape. This is where the "Flying Deuces" title comes into play. Both steering wheels of the plane break off at the same time, leaving its two occupants helpless. They crash into the ground at full speed, and Laurel miraculously survives. Hardy isn't so lucky, and is reincarnated into a mustached horse with a derby. A very unusual ending I must say. Great plot though, and a great film.

Laurel & Hardy: Hats Off, A Documentary (bonus:Utopia & Flying Deuces)

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What a value...documentary and feature films
Not really "Hats Off"
Late Laurel and Hardy films

Laurel & Hardy: Hats Off, A Documentary (bonus:Utopia & Flying Deuces)
Starring: Laurel & Hardy
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ASIN: B000AA4GKK
Release Date: 2005-11-22

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SIDE A: DOCUMENTARY Laurel & Hardy: Hat's Off 57 Min. There are few film stars who are genuinely loved by their audiences, but back in the days of the silent movie, a comedy duo enjoyed that from the very beginning. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, with their gentle mixture of slapstick and technical skill, brought laughter to millions through the 20th Century and are still continuing to generate laughter to this very day. Yet, like so many of the truly great Kings of Comedy, Laurel and Hardy often found it difficult to find laughter, peace, and contentment in their own lives and the story of the men behind the carefully constructed masks is both enlightening and entertaining. This program is a celebration of the magic of Laurel and Hardy and a rare glimpse into the private lives of these two enigmatic men. SIDE B: FILMS Utopia 1950 / B&W / 82 Min. In this hilarious and last Laurel and Hardy comedy, the boys find themselves stranded on a tropical island that has just emerged out of the ocean. It's not too long before they decide, along with a few others who join them, to establish their own form of government for their new home. Genuinely side-splitting comedy ensues. The Flying Deuces 1939 / B&W / 67 Min. Oliver joins the Foreign Legion in order to forget the woman who broke his heart and he takes Stanley along for the ride. As can be expected, the boys struggle to live with the discipline of the Legion, and eventually find themselves deserters and sentenced to death by a firing squad. Not before too long, the crazy duo flee from their oppressors in an airplane and take a dizzying ride in the sky. EXCLUSIVE DELTA OWNED PRODUCTION

Customer Reviews:

What a value...documentary and feature films.......2006-06-07

I love Laurel and Hardy and thought this would be a great documentary...it is! I was wonderfully surprised to see two films on the flip side. You sure can't beat that at that price!

Not really "Hats Off".......2006-04-06

No one loves Laurel & Hardy more than I. However, in deference to Stan and Ollie's art, all copies of "Utopia" should be burned. "Flying Deuces," a remake of the superior "Beau Hunks," is mildly entertaining, but many of its gags are labored and contrived. Despite its weaknesses, however, the movie contains a supremely endearing scene, as Stan encounters the reincarnated Ollie in the form in which he wished to return--a horse.

If you really love Laurel and Hardy, buy the very affordable 21-disc set of practically everything good they ever did (including foreign-language and colorized versions) and then shell out for a multi-region, PAL-converting DVD player. You will not be sorry!

Note: Stan and Ollie did make a movie entitled "Hats Off," which I actually saw at least part of on TV 50 years ago. However, that film has apparently been lost and is NOT contained on this DVD.

Late Laurel and Hardy films.......2006-01-20

"Flying Deuces" and "Utopia" are among Laurel and Hardy's later films. Indeed, "Utopia" is the very last of their feature films together. These films are also unique because they were NOT produced by Hal Roach, who first teamed them back in 1926 for a series of short films.

In 1939, Laurel and Hardy's future with independent producer Hal Roach had become increasingly uncertain. Roach had moved into more sophisticated films including the "Topper" series and even "One Million B.C.," which was partially directed by the legendary D.W. Griffith. Roach, who had admired the comic talents of Laurel and Hardy, complained that he had more than his share of confrontations with Stan Laurel, who was the real brain behind most of the Laurel and Hardy films.

Laurel and Hardy only made two more films for Hal Roach after "Flying Deuces": "A Chump at Oxford" and "Saps At Sea." They then formed their own production company, only to find themselves working for 20th Century Fox and MGM, who limited their creative freedom and put them into second features with rising young stars. Laurel and Hardy often found themselves as the comic relief in lightweight romantic stories. The big studios tended to recycle Laurel and Hardy gags that had worked in the past, while also trying to modernize Laurel and Hardy's onscreen appearances. The films released between 1941 and 1945 were generally disappointing, except for some of the scenes in "Jitterbugs," one of their 20th Century Fox films.

However, "Flying Deuces" is generally a very entertaining film. It was released in 1939 by RKO. Although RKO was a big studio, Laurel and Hardy were given considerable freedom in developing the gags. The results are generally funny as Laurel and Hardy join the French Foreign Legion as Hardy tries to get over his unrequited love for a beautiful woman. They soon find themselves in very unpleasant and even dangerous situations since their commander (played by Charles Middleton, who was best known as the Emperor Ming in the "Flash Gordon" serials produced by Universal from 1936 to 1940) is a very stern and unrelenting man who is determined to maintain discipline at all costs. They soon decide they want no part of the Foreign Legion and try to desert, even using an airplane with disastrous results. RKO reportedly utilized sets for one of its big budget films, "Gunga Din," so the film has a big budget appearance at times.

"Utopia" proved to be Laurel and Hardy's final film. After the team's contracts with 20th Century Fox and MGM expired, Hardy appeared without Laurel in two feature films, Republic's "The Fighting Kentuckian" with John Wayne (as the Duke's sidekick) and Paramount's "Riding High" with Bing Crosby (in unbilled cameo as a gambler at the Tanforan racetrack).

The opportunity came for the team to work together with an international cast in France. The only real problem was language since many of the cast members did not understand each other. Laurel and Hardy had actually made foreign language versions of some of their early sound films for Hal Roach, in which they spoke their lines phonetically. This time it was determined they would only speak English and many of the others would be dubbed.

The premise of the film was that Laurel and Hardy have inherited a boat, which is not in the best shape and which subsequently drifts out to sea during a storm. They are shipwrecked on an island which has suddenly risen from the sea. They set up a virtual utopia, thinking they will lead a life of leisure. All goes well until uranium is discovered. Subsequently, many people want to come to the new island to share in the wealth and Laurel and Hardy find themselves facing increasing problems.

It all sounded quite promising until Stan Laurel became very ill. Consequently, production of the film was delayed for many months and it was about a year before it was finally completed. Production values were not very good and the practice of dubbing many of the supporting stars probably didn't help things. Due possibly to its director's uncertain political affiliations during the blacklist era, the film eventually saw very limited release in the U.S., mostly in a heavily edited version, and it was many years before the full length version became available.

The film is generally entertaining, even if it is not up to the best of the Laurel and Hardy films. It is certainly better than their films for 20th Century Fox and MGM. One of the bad things, of course, is Laurel's gaunt, frail appearance in many of the scenes. The quality of most surviving prints is rather disappointing since the film was not released by a major studio.

Remarkably, Laurel's health did improve and he was able to continue touring Europe with Oliver Hardy for a number of stage appearances until 1954. They even appeared on "This Is Your Life" in 1954. Then, Oliver Hardy's health deteriorated and Laurel had more problems. Plans for a series of television specials, to be filmed in color for NBC, were scrapped. Hardy died in 1957, ending all possibilities of their making any further films or appearing on television. Laurel lived until 1965, welcoming numerous fans and fellow comedians at his home in Santa Monica, California.

Both of these films are interesting to see because they are unlike any of the other Laurel and Hardy films. They certainly have a number of fine comic moments, too.

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Audio not in sync
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half good/half bad
just to clear things up
Madacy ruins yet another classic DVD

Laurel & Hardy - Flying Deuces/Utopia
Starring: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Suzy Delair , Max Elloy , and Suzet Maïs
Director: John Berry , Tim Whelan , and Alfred J. Goulding
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ASIN: B00000IC82
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Customer Reviews:

Audio not in sync.......2004-06-25

The movies are good, especially Flying Deuces, not so much Utopia but the aggravating thing is poor quality of the Madacy distributed DVD. It sucks. The audio is not in sync with the video, not even close. What a ripoff, why can't they get such a simple thing like that right? Save your money !!

Mixed Bag.......2004-01-22

This is a mixed bag from L&H. Being that it's probably in the Public Domain, "Flying Deuces" is all over the place on DVD and when I was a kid in the 70s, it showed up a lot on TV.

This was a pretty good film. The other reviewers have discussed the plot, so I won't go there. Not up to the (sadly) seldom seen "Pardon Us" or "Pack Up Your Troubles," but a good time-killer. There is an oddly moving scene where Ollie tries to talk Stan into joining him in a foiled suicide effort by saying, "What will you do? Without me, people will stare at you and wonder what you are." Stan cries without going into his usual whiny shtick. This leaves a bizzare, but touching aftertaste. Then there's the famous "Shine On Harvest Moon Sequence." This scene, like much of the movie, doesn't exactly cause you to bust a gut and slap your knees, but it does make you smile.

Utopia is another matter. This is a really strange story about L&H inheriting an island and trying to start their own society with a group of castaways. The only reason anyone needs to see it is so that they could say they saw the last L&H film. I tried to watch this one 4 times before I could get all the way through without falling asleep. Peee-ooey. What a sad way to go.

half good/half bad.......2003-09-29

Flying Deuces is perhaps the best Laurel & hardy film ever. I loved it, however it is offset by possibly the worst Laurel & Hardy film ever in "Utopia", Stan Laurel looked very thin and unhealthy and old and Hardy was the biggest he had ever been in the films...although there were humorous parts to it overall it was a pretty big stinker...but "Flying Deuces" is worth the purchase by itself.

just to clear things up.......2003-09-07

i just wanted to clear things up for some of the laurel and hardy fans out there. i bought this dvd with some doubt because i heard the sound was out of sync. this is not true and the sound and video are just fine and easily watchable. the picture quality isn't top notch by today's standards, but definitely nice, nothing you'll hate.

as for the content, the movies aren't the greatest things they've made, but its a good watch if youre looking for something to relax to at night.

note, if youre trying to decide which dvd to buy, and can't decide. DEFINITELY pick up the dvd that has "busy bodies" on it. i recently bought that one as well, and i must say thats my favorite film with those two. the dvd also has 4 other episodes on it.

Madacy ruins yet another classic DVD.......2003-04-09

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the studios really need to stop letting tiny, amateur production companies release their movies on DVD. This Laurel & Hardy DVD is a prime example of why. The most obvious and infuriating problem is that the soundtrack is not synched up to the action; it's about 2 seconds behind. Unless you enjoy "the boys" looking like a dubbed Japanese movie, this is going to drive you crazy. The picture quality is also really poor; I have a VHS copy of "Flying Deuces" that looks better than this. The trivia game was a nice idea, but poorly executed; "what color is Stan Laurel's hair?" How would I know---all their movies are in BLACK AND WHITE! Oy. I thought I was getting a nice double feature for a good price, but I ended up getting what I paid for: cheap movies. Save your money.

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Gee that's swell photograpghy
Two Laughs is Not Enough
Deuces review
One of their best non-Roach films
Hardy Reincarnated

The Flying Deuces
Starring: Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Jean Parker , Reginald Gardiner , and Bonnie Bannon
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
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Release Date: 2004-03-16

Customer Reviews:

Gee that's swell photograpghy.......2007-05-20

Two Laughs is Not Enough.......2007-05-17

Deuces review.......2007-04-20

One of their best non-Roach films.......2006-10-10

Hardy Reincarnated.......2006-08-07

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Flying Deuces / Stolen Jools
Starring: Flying Deuces , and Stolen Jools
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
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ASIN: B0006A7JTY
Release Date: 2005-10-25

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Flying Deuces/Utopia
Starring: Flying Deuces , and Utopia
Manufacturer: Krb Music
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ASIN: B000A2W894
Release Date: 2004-08-24

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The Flying Deuces/at War with the Army

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2 MOVIES AND A SPECIAL BONUS CARTOON THE FLYING DEUCES AT WAR WITH THE ARMY GOLD RUSH GUMBY

Laurel & Hardy (Utopia/Mud & Sand/Flying Deuces/Stolen Tools

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Laurel & Hardy (Utopia/Mud & Sand/Flying Deuces/Stolen Tools

Manufacturer: Super Value
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4 Movies For The Price of 1
Comedy Classics

ASIN: B000GGXIPC

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This is a DVD with 4 of Laurel and Hardy's comedy classics on....Utopia, Mud & Sand, Flying Deuces and Stolen Tools. It runs over 4 hours.

The Laurel & Hardy Collection, Vol. 1: Utopia/ Vol. 2: Flying Deuces

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One good movie, one bad

The Laurel & Hardy Collection, Vol. 1: Utopia/ Vol. 2: Flying Deuces
Starring: Laurel , and Hardy
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W.C. Fields Comedy Collection (The Bank Dick / My Little Chickadee / You Can't Cheat an Honest Man / It's a Gift / International House)

ASIN: B0002HVEGK
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Description

The endearing and enduring antics of one of the cinema's greatest comedy teams are just as delightful today as they were more than half a century ago.

Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Oliver Norvell Hardy were seasoned veterans by the time they made their first joint appearance in the 1921 silent short, "The Lucky Day." Both had been working separately as all-purpose comics at the Hal Roach Studios, but not until they were teamed up did the magic happen. Who can forget Ollie, the bossy and blustery fellow who can barely tolerate his naïve and childlike pal, Stan?

This two-disc set, made up some of their greatest shorts and feature -length films, spans more than twenty-five years of cinema comedy.

Customer Reviews:

One good movie, one bad.......2004-10-05

I'm a big Laurel and Hardy fan. When I saw this for sale, I had to get it. However, it only offers two movies; "Utopia" and "Flying Deuces". "Flying Deuces" is one the their better movies, while "Utopia" just plain stinks. "Utopia" is full of bad acting and a terrible storyline. I don't even know why they bothered to include that particular movie. Stan and Oliver only make about a 5 minute appearance and that's it...for the ENTIRE movie.

I gave this DVD 4 stars because of "Flying Deuces". But I recommend staying away from this 'collection' and just buy "Flying Deuces" on its own.

[DVD] Double Feature: Laurel & Hardy "Flying Deuces" & Best of W.C. Fields by Family Value Collection

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[DVD] Double Feature: Laurel & Hardy "Flying Deuces" & Best of W.C. Fields by Family Value Collection

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The Flying Deuces (1939) Oliver is heartbroken when he finds that Georgette, the inkeeper's daughter he's fallen in love with, is already married to dashing Foreign Legion officer Francois. To forget her, he joins the Legion, taking Stanley with him. Their bumbling eventually gets them charged with desertion and sentenced to a firing squad. They manage to escape in a stolen airplane, but crash after a wild ride. The Best of W. C. Fields The Golf Specialist (1930) At a Florida hotel, absconding miscreant J. Effingham Bellweather goes slapstick golfing with the house detective's flirtatious wife and an incompetent caddy. The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) Mr. Snavely, a Yukon prospector, lost his only son years ago to the temptations of the big city; now the prodigal Chester, released from prison, comes home to Ma and Pa. A parody of Yukon melodrama; includes the famous looking-out-the-door routine.

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