Beau Hunks (1931) on Netflix
Ollie is set on marrying his sweetheart Jeanie-Weenie, then a letter of rejection arrives. He enlists in the French Foreign Legion to forget her, and Stan comes along.
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Plot summary
Ollie is sweet on Jeanie-Weenie, a sweetheart who is away from him, and he plays the piano for her. He tells Stan he intends to marry her. A letter then arrives turning him down. To escape the pain, Ollie joins the French Foreign Legion, and Stan signs up alongside him. The two travel to French Algeria and reach the Legion barracks, where the desert sun and the Commandant's discipline bear down on them.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Beau Hunks (1931)
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- At 37 minutes, Beau Hunks is the longest of the Laurel and Hardy short films, standing out among the comedy duo's much briefer two-reel outings.
- The film inspired the Beau Hunks Orchestra, a Dutch ensemble formed in 1992 and first assembled to play soundtrack music at an Oliver Hardy centennial celebration in Amsterdam; it later expanded to composers such as Leroy Shield and Raymond Scott.
