The read
A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 86% of the 231 1930s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 5m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
275 audience votes
Key crew
- William A. SeiterDirector
- Oliver HardyWriter
- Jack BartyWriter
- Stan LaurelWriter
- William A. SeiterWriter
- Glenn TryonWriter
- Eddie WelchWriter
- Charley ChaseWriter
- Frank TerryWriter
- Hal RoachWriter
Cast
- Stan LaurelStanley 'Stan' Laurel
- Oliver HardyOliver 'Ollie' Hardy
- Mae BuschMrs. Lottie Hardy
- Dorothy ChristyMrs. Betty Laurel
- Charley ChaseCharley
- Lucien LittlefieldDr. Horace Meddick
- Ernie AlexanderWaiter (uncredited)
- Brooks BenedictA Son of the Desert (uncredited)
- CharitaLead Hula Dancer (uncredited)
- Ellen CorbyPartygoer at Table Next to Charley's (uncredited)
- Robert CummingsSteamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)
- John ElliottExalted Ruler (uncredited)
Movies like Sons of the Desert
Themes
husband wife relationshipdeceived wifedeceptionpre-codenext door neighbordomineering wifeconventionsubterfugebest friendsfarcicalridiculous