{"id":1940,"date":"2006-12-09T10:56:38","date_gmt":"2006-12-09T17:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2020-12-22T17:01:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T00:01:44","slug":"saps-at-sea-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1940","title":{"rendered":"Saps at Sea (1940)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;You&#8217;re allergic to horns &#8212; in fact, you&#8217;re on the verge of hornomania!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Poster-157x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"157\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Poster-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Poster-67x128.jpg 67w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Poster.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter Ollie (Oliver Hardy) has a nervous breakdown, he and Stan (Stanley Laurel) quit their jobs at a horn-testing factory, rent a boat for relaxation, and find themselves out to sea with an escaped convict.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Fugitives<\/li>\n<li>Laurel &#038; Hardy Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nWhile diehard Laurel and Hardy fans won&#8217;t be disappointed, this film is ultimately more a series of comedic skits (Stan and Ollie in a horn-testing factory; Ollie trying in vain to recuperate; Stan and Ollie dealing with a fugitive convict) than a full-length narrative. The material is mostly unoriginal, and the scene where Stan and Ollie are forced to eat an inedible meal on their ship is downright derivative of Chaplin&#8217;s shoelace-eating sequence in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=24374\"><em>The Gold Rush<\/em> (1925)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Eating.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Eating-1024x639.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Eating-1024x639.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Eating-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Eating-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Eating-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Eating-433x270.png 433w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Eating.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Film fanatics will be better off watching one of L&#038;H&#8217;s earlier masterpieces, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1606\"><em>Sons of the Desert<\/em> (1933)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1194\"><em>Way Out West<\/em> (1937)<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25654\"><em>Blockheads <\/em>(1938)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The opening scenes at the horn-testing factory<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Horn-Factory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Horn-Factory-1024x622.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Horn-Factory-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Horn-Factory-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Horn-Factory-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Horn-Factory-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Horn-Factory-444x270.png 444w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Horn-Factory.png 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A surrealistic moment as Stan peels a banana without any fruit inside<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Banana.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Banana-1024x630.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Banana-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Banana-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Banana-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Banana-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Banana-439x270.png 439w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/12\/Saps-at-Sea-Banana.png 1397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. I&#8217;m not sure why this film is listed in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, other than its status as one of Laurel and Hardy&#8217;s later full-length works. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0033022\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1940\/04\/29\/archives\/the-screen-reports-on-weekend-arrivals-french-without-tears-at.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/74006.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re allergic to horns &#8212; in fact, you&#8217;re on the verge of hornomania!&#8221; Synopsis: After Ollie (Oliver Hardy) has a nervous breakdown, he and Stan (Stanley Laurel) quit their jobs at a horn-testing factory, rent a boat for relaxation, and find themselves out to sea with an escaped convict. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: At Sea Comedy Fugitives Laurel &#038; Hardy Films Review: While diehard Laurel and Hardy fans won&#8217;t be disappointed, this film is ultimately more a series of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1940\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1940"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59099,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1940\/revisions\/59099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}