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| ACTORS: | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy |
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Gordon Douglas |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 03 May, 1940 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Video Treasures |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 013132930336 |
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Customer Reviews of Saps at Sea
A bit gruelling at times, even for a fan. Bad start- horns honking, blaring rather. Some bad gags about fat. Finlayson wasted as a doctor in a dumb set piece featuring a prostrate Oliver. We have a wanted criminal threatening the boys with a gun, then follows the sad spectacle of their eating a meal of rubbish that was intended for the bad guy. Where is the grace and light that usually fills their films? The gentle saga of two innocents at the mercy of a harsh world? We have started here to witness the deterioration of the L&H opus, perhaps to be laid partly at the feet of director Gordon Douglas. But as they always had control of their own material, we must lay some of it before Stan and Ollie themselves. And it hurts! So, an okay comedy for those who demand little, maybe. Hard work for this lifelong fan, though, when there are so many other, far better L&H comedies available!
HILARIOUS!!!!!!
Always one of my favorite Stan&Ollie Films, this one will make you laugh like crazy.
The hornfactory is funny and Ollie's "recovery" from his nervous breakdown in Bed that turns out to be a disaster is funny beyond belief.
But what really tops these performances is the scene where Stan has to eat the meal he made himself out of some unsavory objects (yes, objects. Such as a sponge)...without muttering a single word he get's his feelings across to the camera like a master of comedy. It is priceless.
I grew up watching Laurel&Hardy in germany (i am 38 years old) and i am glad to see that they are still cherished by people.
In Germany Laurel and Hardy are known as "Dick und doof", which translated means "fat (ollie) and stupid(stan)". I guess they get right to the point.
Laurel and Hardy are still going strong!!!
Laurel & Hardy in a horn factory on on the low seas
Laurel & Hardy are working at a horn factory (alongside Ben Turpin!) when the honking of horns drives Ollie to a nervous breakdown. A doctor (James Finlayson) orders him to take a nice peaceful sea voyage, but poor Ollie cannot stand the ocean. The boys settle for renting a leaky boat safely tied up in the harbor. However, an escaped killer (Dick Cramer) comes aboard and sets the boat adrift. Now, if Stan can just play his trombone long enough to drive Hardy into a rage sufficient to take out the killer, everything will be just fine.
The first half of "Saps at Sea," set in the horn factor, is the better half of this 1940 film directed by Gordon Douglas, even though it is obviously "inspired" by Chaplin's "Modern Times." The second half, set on the boat adrift, is simply not as funny. Call the first half a 5, the second half a 3, and split the difference for a 4. However, "Saps at Sea" does have the distinction of being the last time the boys acted with James Finlayson, their best comic foil.