Saps at Sea

"They'll Scuttle Your Blues To the Bottom of the Sea!"

1940 0h 57m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 92

Comedy

Synopsis

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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.

“They'll Scuttle Your Blues To the Bottom of the Sea!”

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Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
James Finlayson
Dr. J.H. Finlayson (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Nick Grainger - Escaped Convict (uncredited)
Ben Turpin
Cross-Eyed Plumber
Harry Bernard
Harbor Patrol Captain
Eddie Conrad
Prof. O'Brien
Charlie Hall
Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gordon Douglas
Writers: Charley Rogers, Felix Adler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

CAST

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They'll Scuttle Your Blues To the Bottom of the Sea!".

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0033022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gordon Douglas directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "They'll Scuttle Your Blues To the Bottom of the Sea!".
5IMDB entry: tt0033022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Runtime: 57 min · 0h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Saps at Sea (1940)

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talisencrw2016-06-29
★ 9/10
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.

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