# The Flying Deuces (1939)

> Heartbroken Ollie drags loyal Stan into the Foreign Legion, where romantic despair and military discipline collapse into a delirious slapstick escape by air.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13692

## Facts

- Runtime: 69 min
- Genres: Comedy, War
- Director: A. Edward Sutherland
- Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker, Reginald Gardiner, Charles Middleton, Jean Del Val, Crane Whitley, James Finlayson
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031322/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, breezy, absurd, classic movie night, family comedy night

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