'Sons Of The Desert'

I write about this film realizing that I probably like the movie posters more than I might like the actual movie. 

However, that’s just the nature of the film poster of the 1930s and that should not take away from the fact that I enjoyed this very much. 

Despite the physical, sophomoric nature of the comedy, I found myself laughing throughout and I really think that Stan Laurel (who is actually an Englishman) is one of the funniest men to walk this Earth. His scene eating the fake fruit is quite funny. 

 Both guys started in show business in their teens, Laurel in Scotland and Hardy in Georgia. Hardy particularly was successful in the early years of film making more than 300 shorts. Only about 150 still survive. 

They first acted together in The Lucky Dog in 1921 and they both signed with Hal Roach later on. Six years later, Roach had teamed them and made them into the duo that they would become for 20 years. 

Their final film was Atoll K, released in 1951. It was hampered with language barriers and the declining health of Laurel (61 at the time) and Hardy (59 … a hard 59). 

At his death, Hardy weighed 138 pounds and had several strokes. He died in 1957 and Laurel lasted until 1965. 

They filmed hundreds of films together (short- and long-form) and about three are considered lost, meaning they’ve haven’t been seen in 80 years. 

The International Laurel & Hardy Appreciation Society is named "Sons of the Desert."