Beau Hunks (1931)

USA, 37 min
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Basic facts

Original title Beau Hunks
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1932-08-15

Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan

Oliver Hardy
Ollie

James W. Horne
Abdul Kasim K'Horne, "the chief of the riff-raff"

Charles Middleton
kommendanten

Broderick O'Farrell
befälhavare vid Fort Arid

Harry Schultz
kapten Schultz

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Titles

Original title
  • Beau Hunks
Swedish release title
  • Stora skrällen!
Distribution title
  • Stan és Pan az idegenlégióban (Ungern)
  • Beau Chumps (Storbritannien)
  • Dick und Doof in Algerien (Tyskland)
  • Duell mit den Wüstensöhnen (Tyskland)
  • Helan och Halvans kärleksbekymmer (titel på avsnitt visat som kortfilm 1950)
  • Den försmådde friaren (titel på avsnitt visat som kortfilm 1970)
  • Kærlighedskvaler (Danmark)
  • I fremmedlegionen (Danmark)
  • Gøg og Gokke som ørkenrotter (Danmark)
  • Gøg og Gokke som fremmedlegionærer (Danmark)
  • Sankarialokkaat juhlatuulella (Finland)
  • Huolettomia legionalaisia (Finland)
  • Kun kissa on poissa (Finland)
  • Huolettomat legioonalaiset (Finland)
  • Petetyt legioonalaiset (Finland)
  • in der Wüste (Tyskland)
  • Lümmel (Tyskland)
  • Laurel und Hardy in der Wüste (Tyskland)
  • Les deux légionnaires (Frankrike)
  • I due legionari (Italien)
  • Gli allegri legionari (Italien)
  • Dois recrutas no deserto (Brasilien)
  • Beau gènio (Brasilien)
  • Dois birutas na legião estrangeira (Brasilien)
  • Laurel e Hardy em Marrocos (Portugal)
  • Héroes de tachuela (Spanien)
  • La penas del amor (Mexiko)
  • Quiem vai à guerra (Portugal)
  • Zonen der woestijn (Nederländerna)
Re-release title
  • Helan och Halvan i Främlingslegionen (1933)
  • Alla tiders hjältar
  • Alla tiders krigare (1970)

Crew

Director
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Technical Advisor
Dialogue
Orchestra Leader

Cast

Stan Laurel Stan
Oliver Hardy Ollie
James W. Horne Abdul Kasim K'Horne, "the chief of the riff-raff"
Charles Middleton kommendanten
Broderick O'Farrell befälhavare vid Fort Arid
Harry Schultz kapten Schultz
- Ej krediterade:
Charlie Hall den nya rekryten nr "Thirteen"
Tiny Sandford legionärofficer Stanley
Gordon Douglas legionär vid Fort Arid
Sam Lufkin Riffian
T. Marvin Hatley (as Marvin Hatley) Riffian
Jack Hill ny rekryt
Leo Willis legionär vid Fort Arid
Bob Kortman legionär vid Fort Arid
Baldwin Cooke legionär vid Fort Arid
Dick Gilbert legionär vid Fort Arid
Oscar Morgan legionär vid Fort Arid
Ham Kinsey legionär vid Fort Arid
Leo Sulky legionär / arabsoldat
Buster Wiles arab
Jean Harlow fotografi av Jeanie Weenie

Companies

Production Company Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation 1931-11-03 LP2607
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn 1932
Nargo Film AB 1954
AB Wivefilm 1958
AB Wivefilm 1963
Film AB Corona 1970

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 108788
Date 1970-01-30
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 890 meters
Notes "Helan och Halvan i Främlingslegionen". Aktlängder: 440-450 = 890 meter - 33 minuter. Aktlängder: 440, 450.


Censorship number 47613
Date 1947-12-18
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 1015 meters
Notes Aktländer: 455-560 = 37 minuter. Aktlängder: 455, 560.


Censorship number 50045
Date 1933-12
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 1085 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 47613
Date 1932-03-16
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 1133 meters
Notes Granskningskopians aktlängder: 278-270-300-285 = 1133 m - 41 minuter. Visningskopia 1716 m - 63 minuter (inkluderar även kortfilmen "Help Mates", 1932). Aktlängder: 278, 270, 300, 285.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 37 min
Reels 4 reels


Production location

1931-07-15 1931-08-24
Hal Roach Studios, 8822 Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1932-08-15 Piccadilly Stockholm Sweden 41 min
First showing 1932-12-12 USA 37 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title The Idea of My Dreams
Sung by Oliver Hardy


Related films

Stora skrällen! / Alla tiders hjältar (1932) contains Beau Hunks (1931)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 858


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 560


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 1
Poster title Alla tiders hjältar
Tryckeri Ewes O.B. -tryck


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 13
Album No


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