The Flying Deuces

original title:
The Flying Deuces
other titles:
Flying Aces, (Dick und Doof in der Fremdenlegion)
country / year of production:
USA / 1939
original length:
69 min. , black/white
premiere:
20 October 1939
genre:
Comedy
based on:
director:
A. Edward Sutherland
film script:
Ralph Spence , Charley Rogers , Fred Schiller , Harry Langdon
producer:
Boris Morros
cinematographer:
Art Lloyd
editor:
Jack Dennis
composer:
John Leipold , Leo Shuken
cast (role):
Stan Laurel (Stan) , Oliver Hardy (Ollie) , Jean Parker (Georgette) , Reginald Gardiner (François) , Charles Middleton (Commandant) , Stan Laurel , Oliver Hardy , Jean Parker , Reginald Gardiner , Charles Middleton
more:
plot synopsis:
Oliver is heartbroken when he finds that Georgette, the innkeeper'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.
keywords:
foreign legion , women during wartime , captivity , break-out , dersertion
war:
fictious war
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remarks:
availability:
VHS, DVD