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Bogus Bandits (Devil's Brother, The) (1933)

Bogus Bandits (Devil's Brother, The) (1933)

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Ollie and Stan play Olio and Stanlio, a pair of incompetent bandits who are hired as manservants to Fra Diavolo (The Devil's brother), a real bandit played by Dennis King who, in his other guise, is known as the Marquis de San Marco - an aristocrat who uses his position to discover the whereabouts of the treasures worn by the ladies in high society.

This film set a popular style which was subsequently seen in such films as 'Zorro', 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' and countless others. It has a pattern, which was followed in 'Babes In Toyland' (1934) and 'The Bohemian Girl' (1936) and contains some superb sequences.

The story was well chosen by Hal Roach as a good vehicle for Laurel and Hardy although it is not one of their major performances; the music can sometimes interfere with the Laurel and Hardy humour but the drinking scene confirms their combined genius and is outstanding. Originally called 'Fra Diavolo' this film is based on the 1830 comic operetta of that name by Daniel F Auber. The film was subsequently called 'The Devil's Brother, 'Bogus Bandits' and 'Virtuous Tramps'.

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Comedy 1933 88:14 576i (PAL) 1 2 3 4 5 6
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