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Thursday, December 20, 2018
















     Saps at Sea
1940  NR  COMEDY  58min
CAST— Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Ben Turpin, Richard Cramer, Harry Bernard
MUSIC— Marvin Hatley, Leroy Shield  DIRECTOR— Gordon Douglas

     Entertaining L&H outing, featuring the boys dishing out the funny after Ollie has a nervous breakdown. While working in a horn factory, Ollie discovers to his dismay that he has an allergic nervous condition due to the sound of horns. Or something. Anyway, his doctor suggests a nice rest, perhaps an ocean voyage. The fun really begins once the boys procure a vessel. While at dock, a deranged killer sneaks aboard, leaving Stan and Ollie with bigger problems than any found in a horn factory. One of the shorter feature-length comedies, but solid material nevertheless.
OUR RATING— ** ½

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