Saps at Sea
(1940)
57 mins | Comedy | 3 May 1940
Director:
Gordon DouglasCinematographer:
Art LloydEditor:
William ZieglerProduction Designer:
Charles D. HallProduction Company:
Hal Roach Studios, Inc.The working titles of this film were Two's Company, Jitterbugs and Crackpots. Saps at Sea was Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's last film for Hal Roach, and also the last film of comedian Ben Turpin, who died of heart disease on 1 Jul 1940. According to modern sources, the film was shot in sequence. It was partially shot on location at the San Pedro Harbor in CA. Modern sources list the following additional crew credits: Prod mgr S. S. Van Keuren ; Sd Elmer Raguse; and Props Bob Saunders. Modern source also complete the character names of Patsy O'Byrne (Mother) and Mary Gordon (Mrs. O'Riley) and add the following actors to the cast: Constantine Romanoff and Sam Lufkin (Workmen); and Narcissus, the goat. For more information about Laurel and Hardy's career together, please See Entry for Pardon Us. ...
The working titles of this film were Two's Company, Jitterbugs and Crackpots. Saps at Sea was Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's last film for Hal Roach, and also the last film of comedian Ben Turpin, who died of heart disease on 1 Jul 1940. According to modern sources, the film was shot in sequence. It was partially shot on location at the San Pedro Harbor in CA. Modern sources list the following additional crew credits: Prod mgr S. S. Van Keuren ; Sd Elmer Raguse; and Props Bob Saunders. Modern source also complete the character names of Patsy O'Byrne (Mother) and Mary Gordon (Mrs. O'Riley) and add the following actors to the cast: Constantine Romanoff and Sam Lufkin (Workmen); and Narcissus, the goat. For more information about Laurel and Hardy's career together, please See Entry for Pardon Us.
Jitterbugs
Two's Company
While working at the Sharp and Pierce horn manufacturing company, Ollie develops a rare disease of the nervous system known as hornophobia. Ollie's case is so acute that it borders on hornomania, and as a result, whenever he hears a horn blow, he is imbued with a sense of superhuman strength. After examining Ollie, Dr. Finlayson prescribes a sea voyage and goats' milk, but the boys reject the idea and decide to compromise by buying a goat and renting a small boat, which they intend to leave tied to the dock. After they settle in for their first night at sea, their plans go awry when Nick Grainger, an escaped murderer and spy, stows away on board, and the goat eats the rope anchoring the boat to the dock, setting the craft adrift. Upon awakening the next morning, Stan and Ollie find themselves adrift in the middle of the ocean and at the mercy of a murderer. Knowing that the sound of a horn will turn Ollie into a strongman, Stan plays his trombone and Ollie subdues Grainger to Stan's accompaniment. The harbor patrol then comes to the rescue and arrests Grainger, but as Stan demonstrates how Ollie accomplished his miraculous feat, Ollie goes wild at the sound of the horn and the boys are led ashore in ...
While working at the Sharp and Pierce horn manufacturing company, Ollie develops a rare disease of the nervous system known as hornophobia. Ollie's case is so acute that it borders on hornomania, and as a result, whenever he hears a horn blow, he is imbued with a sense of superhuman strength. After examining Ollie, Dr. Finlayson prescribes a sea voyage and goats' milk, but the boys reject the idea and decide to compromise by buying a goat and renting a small boat, which they intend to leave tied to the dock. After they settle in for their first night at sea, their plans go awry when Nick Grainger, an escaped murderer and spy, stows away on board, and the goat eats the rope anchoring the boat to the dock, setting the craft adrift. Upon awakening the next morning, Stan and Ollie find themselves adrift in the middle of the ocean and at the mercy of a murderer. Knowing that the sound of a horn will turn Ollie into a strongman, Stan plays his trombone and Ollie subdues Grainger to Stan's accompaniment. The harbor patrol then comes to the rescue and arrests Grainger, but as Stan demonstrates how Ollie accomplished his miraculous feat, Ollie goes wild at the sound of the horn and the boys are led ashore in chains.
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