Review of Sons of the Desert (1933) by Matt M — 28 Dec 2013

This Laurel and Hardy film is quite simply comedy gold. All the slapstick is perfectly timed and the script is delightfully witty. The plot is simple; the two unlikely friends must attend their organisation's national convention, but do so without their wives finding out.

Of course, the wives find out when the boat they said they would be on, directed to Honolulu for Hardy to get cured, sinks, and they are home safe and sound. Timeless entertainment. Even behind the cheapest of laughs there is a whole creative process that makes it seem like 'slapstick poetry' of sorts.

Arguably the best Laurel and Hardy feature, this may just be one of the funniest films ever made.