Directed by:
Hal RoachCinematography:
Art LloydCast:
Dennis King, Thelma Todd, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Lucile Browne, Henry Armetta, Lane Chandler, Wilfred Lucas, Rolfe Sedan, John Qualen (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
At Stanlio's urging, Ollio foists himself off as the dread singing bandit Fra Diavolo and unknowingly attempts to rob the notorious brigand himself. As punishment, Diavolo orders Stanlio to hang Ollio, but gives them a second chance when Stanlio bungles the job. Taking them on as his retainers, Diavolo travels to the Tavern de Cucu in his guise as the foppish Marquis de San Marco to rob the rich, aged Lord Rocburg and woo beauteous Lady Pamela. Stanlio drives Ollio and the innkeeper to distraction by playing "earsie kneesie nosie" and "finger wiggle," and gets drunk helping Ollio fill tankards of wine, sending him into an uncontrollable laughing fit. The boys plot to capture Diavolo but wind up with him in front of a firing squad. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dennis King
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
Thelma Todd
USA
Best movies:
Counsellor at Law (1933)
Monkey Business (1931)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Stan Laurel
UK
Best movies:
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) - a.f.
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Our Relations (1936)
Oliver Hardy
USA
Best movies:
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) - a.f.
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
Our Relations (1936)
James Finlayson
UK
Best movies:
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) - a.f.
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Feet First (1930)
Lucile Browne
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Dead End (1937)
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Henry Armetta
Italy
Best movies:
Scarface (1932)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Lane Chandler
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Laura (1944)
Wilfred Lucas
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Rolfe Sedan
USA
Best movies:
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Ninotchka (1939)
John Qualen
Canada
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
Casablanca (1942)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Leo White
German Empire
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Casablanca (1942)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Arthur Pierson
Union between Sweden and Norway
Best movies:
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Brooks Benedict
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Edith Fellows
USA
Best movies:
The Power and the Glory (1933)
Black Fury (1935)
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Arthur Stone
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
The Devil's Brother (1933)
Kay Deslys
UK
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Gold Rush (1925)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Tiny Sandford
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
The Circus (1928)
Matt McHugh
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Holiday (1938)
Freaks (1932)
Carl Harbaugh
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
White Heat (1949)
Storm Warning (1951)