
Beau Hunks(1931)
Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.


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

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)
Ernie Alexander
Newsboy

Chester A. Bachman
Officer
Saps at Sea is a comedy film released in 1940 exploring themes of boat, horn, black and white, sea air. Directed by Gordon Douglas, it stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson. 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.
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