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Saps at Sea

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Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1940-04-29

Runtime: 57 mins

Director: Gordon Douglas

Writer: Charley Rogers, Felix Adler

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: Saps at Sea

Production Companies: Hal Roach Studios

Production Countries: United States of America

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I vaguely remember first seeing this forty years ago with my parents, when I was very young--especially the set-piece in which they're trying to outwit the murderous escaped criminal on their boat by making a quite inedible meal. Still quite funny two generations later.
2016-06-29

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