Saps at Sea (1940)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Charley Rogers (original story and screenplay) &
Felix Adler (original story and screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 May 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

They're All At Sea !

Plot:

After working in the noisy horn factory, just the sound of one drives Oliver into a violent fit. Dr...

Plot Keywords:

Horn | Spaghetti | Boat | Doll | Ocean

Cast

Stan Laurel	...	Stan
Oliver Hardy	...	Ollie

Runtime:

57 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #5914) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Trivia:

James Finlayson's and Charlie Hall's final film with Laurel and Hardy.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene with Dr. Finlayson's "lung-tester", just before the giant balloon is about to burst, the Klieg lights are visible reflecting in the stretched latex of the balloon.

Quotes:

Neighbor: Having trouble, Mr. Hardy?
Oliver Hardy: Trouble? Well, the room's all topsy turvy.
Neighbor: Well, just have a look at mine.
Oliver Hardy: [follows her into the apartment] All right.
Neighbor: I don't know what happened, I just went to my fridge this morning, and look what happened!
[opens it, and music starts playing. She shuts it after a moment]
Neighbor: And that's not all, just have a look at the radio.
[points to it, where it is covered with frost]
Oliver Hardy: Oh! Well, I'll give that guy a piece of your mind too.

Movie Connections:

References Punch Drunks (1934)

Soundtrack:

The Sailor's Hornpipe

Feature and Short

Saps at Sea (1940)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Terrific Laurel and Hardy feature has Hardy suffering a nervous breakdown so Laurel suggests they go to the sea for peace of quiet. This doesn't work as planned but things get worse when an escaped killer kidnaps them. Clocking in at just around 57-minutes this here basically plays out as two shorts with the first half taking place at home and the second half at sea. The first half is a lot funnier but the ending is among the funniest stuff I've seen from any L&H film.

Scram! (1932)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Since the jail is too full a judge orders Laurel and Hardy to get out of town within a hour. Outside the courthouse they help a drunk man who then offers to let them spend the night with him but the drunk takes them to the wrong house. Plenty a gags from start to finish in this very good short. The highlights include trying to get a key from a drain and the terrific ending where L&H get drunk with another man's wife.