The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces

The Flying Deuces (1939)

6.4 ? Nov 03, 1939 1h 9m

Overview

Ollie falls in love with a woman. When he discovers she's already married, he unsuccessfully attempts suicide but he and Stan then decide to join the Foreign Legion to get away from their troubles. When they’re arrested for soon trying to desert the Legion—they escape a firing squad by stealing an aircraft.

Genres

Comedy War

Release Date

November 03, 1939

Rating

6.4 /10

Runtime

1h 9m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Jean Parker

Jean Parker

Georgette

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Francois

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Commandant

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

Sergeant

Crane Whitley

Crane Whitley

Corporal

James Finlayson

James Finlayson

Jailor

Monica Bannister

Monica Bannister

Georgette's Girl Friend

Bonnie Bannon

Bonnie Bannon

Georgette's Girl Friend

Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden

Legionnaire

Christine Cabanne

Georgette's Girl Friend

Mary Jane Carey

Georgette's Girl Friend

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Legionnaire

Frank Clarke

Frank Clarke

Pilot

Richard Cramer

Richard Cramer

Laundry Truck Driver

Billy Engle

Billy Engle

Legionnaire

Kit Guard

Kit Guard

Legionnaire

Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Drunk Legionnaire

Sam Lufkin

Sam Lufkin

Legionnaire

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r96sk

6.0/10

Sep 05, 2020

A few chuckles and it flies by, can't say I massively enjoyed it though. <em>'The Flying Deuces'</em> features the talents of iconic duo Laurel and Hardy. Despite knowing of them for as long as I can remember, I can't say I've seen much - if anything - of them before this. I look forward to seeing more in the future, but hopefully they're a tad better than this. This is solid enough, as I said I did feel amused at a few moments. A more interesting plot would've peaked my interest more, as would less of the overly obvious comedy. Very meh, for me.

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CinemaSerf

7.0/10

Jun 22, 2022

I'd have to say that this is one of my favourite outings for Stan and Ollie - but like most of the slapstick comedy of the 30s, it has not aged at all well. Ollie has fallen for a young French woman, but she has eyes on a refined, posh, Captain and so he is rejected! In the depths of despair, he considers (joint) suicide in the Seine (inhabited by a deadly killer shark) before alighting on a cunning plan to join the Foreign Legion, thereby assured of certain death.... well, hmmm - not quite: instead they end up in charge of the largest mountain of laundry since the Ark landed on Mount Ararat after 40 days of rain - and, for a mere 3 cents per day. Of course, chaos ensues and when he bumps into his long lost love again, that just makes matters worse... The bond between the stars, and their wonderful affinity with each other is great to see; but the jokes are all very tame and the inclusion of "Shine on Harvey Moon" though really quite accomplished, has no obvious place in the narrative... It is simple, harmless fun that ought to be seen.

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