Firstly, I'm a HUGE fan of L&H, but there is one review here that says this is the BEST L&H film ever!
No way Jose.
This is one of the team's last outings and while it's good, it's definitely not one of their best.
It's got a good director an the story is fairly typical for L&H.
They still look good too, but this is really very close to the end of their careers. It's a partial remake of Beau Hunks, which is much better.
Unfortunately, one this film fell into public domain, prints of it became atrociously poor.
Turner owns the original negative but isn't releasing it. An uncut nitrate version was founding France and IS available on DVD. It includes the famous shark scene that was cut from nearly all copies.
They made two more good movies after this - one a classic and then their career took a bad spin when they got to 20th.
So savor this movie. It's a very solid L&H film.
The Plot.
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.
No way Jose.
This is one of the team's last outings and while it's good, it's definitely not one of their best.
It's got a good director an the story is fairly typical for L&H.
They still look good too, but this is really very close to the end of their careers. It's a partial remake of Beau Hunks, which is much better.
Unfortunately, one this film fell into public domain, prints of it became atrociously poor.
Turner owns the original negative but isn't releasing it. An uncut nitrate version was founding France and IS available on DVD. It includes the famous shark scene that was cut from nearly all copies.
They made two more good movies after this - one a classic and then their career took a bad spin when they got to 20th.
So savor this movie. It's a very solid L&H film.
The Plot.
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.