Ollie is heartbroken when he discovers that Georgette, the beautiful daughter of a Parisian innkeeper, is already married to a dashing officer in the French Foreign Legion. In order to forget her, Ollie and Stan join the Legion but army life isn’t for them and their bumbling antics land them in very hot water, right up to their necks. These two Hollywood legends are about to realise getting out of the Legion is a lot harder than getting in.
Stan and Ollie are on holiday in Paris where Ollie falls in love with the innkeeper's daughter Georgette. When she rejects Ollie's advances Ollie decides he and Stan must end it all by jumping into the River Seine. They are talked out of it by a passing French Foreign Legion officer (who unbeknown to the boys is actually Georgette's husband) and persuaded to enlist into the Legion in order to forget. The harsh region coupled with the fact they get lumbered with most of the rotten jobs enables Ollie to forget Georgette quicker than he anticipated so the boys decide they should leave the Legion and head back home to Des Moines. This leads to them being charged with desertion and sentenced to death but fate and a hidden tunnel are on hand to save the day. Well almost! The first Laurel & Hardy feature film produced away from the Hal Roach studios the boys were loaned to RKO and directior A Edward Sutherland for this outing. Sutherland and Stan Laurel reportedly clashed but there are many instances where they obviously worked well together - the marching on parade and Stan playing the bed strings are vintage Laurel & Hardy.
Stan and Ollie join the Foreign Legion to escape unrequited love.
Laurel and Hardy star as a pair of fishmongers from Des Moines Iowa who join the Foreign Legion while on a visit to Paris. Within a few days they are in uniform and on laundry detail at an outpost in Morocco and soon find that the tough Commander and Legion life does not suit them. They are arrested for trying desert and escape the firing squad by stealing a plane in a hilarious and exciting climax.
Laurel and Hardy star in this their last film together! Heading for a newly inherited island the boys are shipwrecked and marooned on an atoll which has just emerged from the sea. Along with their cook a stowaway and a girl who is fleeing her fianc'' they set up their own government on the atoll. Uranium is discovered and world powers begin fighting over ownership of the island.
Hollywood's biggest stars come together for a great cause! Produced during World War Two as a morale boosting effort for the troops Follow The Boys features all of Universal's biggest stars of the day. It tells the story of young Tony who is seeking fame and fortune in Hollywood and the beautiful actress Vera who meet and fall in love.
Beyond Christmas is a rare holiday treasure. This uplifting story begins on Christmas Eve in New York City as three elderly businessmen prepare to enjoy a festive dinner together. In a show of holiday spirit they receive visits from two kind-hearted strangers - first a young man then a young woman. Each has come to return a wallet they believe one of the gentlemen has lost. From this humble beginning friendships are built and romance ensues. The elderly gentlemen meet with a tragic mishap in a blizzard returning to earth as benevolent ghosts who act as the young couple's guardian angels. Before proceeding to Heaven the spirits work behind the scenes to ensure that the couple's love will endure forever. Filled with heart and soul this charming 1940 holiday classic is perfect for the Christmas season - and beyond.
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