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Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an indepe... Read allStan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.
Stan Laurel
- Stan
- (as Laurel)
Oliver Hardy
- Ollie
- (as Hardy)
Michael Dalmatoff
- Alecto
- (as Michel Dalmatoff)
André Randall
- Branwell
- (as A. Randell)
Robert Vattier
- Le notaire français
- (as R. Vattier)
Claude May
- La secrétaire
- (as C. May)
Roger Legris
- Fortune hunter
- (as R. Legris)
Olivier Hussenot
- Un chasseur de fortune
- (as O. Hussenot)
Vittorio Caprioli
- Monsieur Paltroni, avocat italien
- (as Caprioli)
Charles Lemontier
- L'ambassadeur
- (as C. Lemontier)
Guglielmo Barnabò
- Le propriétaire de la palissade
- (as G. Barnabo)
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- TriviaIt was quite apparent from his appearance that Stan Laurel was gravely ill during production. Completion of the film was delayed while he had an operation in Paris. He would fully recover and live for another 14 years.
- GoofsAs Stan and Ollie enter the yacht's galley for the first time, Stan all of a sudden has lost a lot of weight (and no wonder. The two scenes were filmed months apart between Stan's illness and hospitalization, where he lost around 50 pounds).
- Alternate versionsThere are 4 different versions of the film. A 93 minute French version, a 97 minute Italian version, an 82 minute English version released in the U.S and the U.K and a 100 minute version only shown at British premieres. The 82 minute version is the most common version that is on most releases. The Italian version has been released in Italian speaking countries but has been reduced to only 85-88 minutes as a lot of footage has been lost. The French version is still all intact and has been released in French speaking countries. Finally, the 100 minute version has finally been released after years of not being shown, it was released on DVD in the U.K.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dick und Doof - Superschau des Lachens (1966)
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Probably the best Laurel and Hardy film since 1939's "The Flying Deuces", and their last motion picture appearance. Better than the generally unfunny Fox studio films of the 1940's. Its a somewhat underrated European-style farce with a mild social commentary about taxes, governmental control/interference combined with plot about Stan inheriting an island and eventually trying to setup an island country lacking in governmental controls. There are gags that will remind you of earlier L & H films and you can forward through the tedious love interest plot which seems tacked-on and is thankfully short. Overlook the generally annoying Euro-cast (though Max Elloy as the stateless man is OK), terrible dubbing, and Stan's haggard appearance and there are some laughs to be found. Get the DVD put out by Platinum Corp., which is way better in picture quality than the SLP mode public domain videos that have been available to this point. Just the improvement in picture quality was enough to make this film a lot more enjoyable.
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- Feb 18, 2001
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- Dick und Doof erben eine Insel
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- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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