Product Details

• Actors: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Ernie Alexander, Harry Anderson, Charles A. Bachman
• Directors: Gordon Douglas
• Writers: Stan Laurel, Charley Rogers, Felix Adler, Gilbert Pratt, Harry Langdon
• Producers: Hal Roach
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: October 6, 1997
• Run Time: 57 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302033276
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,328 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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"Horns! Horns!" Yes, this is that Laurel and Hardy film: Ollie suffers a nervous breakdown working at a horn factory; the incessant sound of the instruments nearly drives him mad. When his doctor recommends a quiet vacation at sea, he and Stan decide to set sail in a small boat. But they have an unwelcome passenger: bulldog-puss Richard Cramer (an L&H regular), as an escaped criminal who forces them to help him get away. Cramer is delightfully nasty as the bad guy, who outsmarts their plan to poison him with fake food by making them eat it first. --Marshall Fine

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Laurel & Hardy bid farewell to their glory days, January 27, 2008

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Randy E. Halford "Comedy Fan" (Boise, ID) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saps At Sea (DVD)

Although "Saps at Sea" is not Stan & Ollie's best work for Hal Roach, it's decidedly better than the big studio work that was yet to come in the 40's. Their contracts about to expire, they turned out one more effort that's a throwback formula to such L&H classics as "Blockheads" or "Our Relations".
Beginning with Ollie suffering a nervous breakdown as a tester at a horn factory (a good place to have one), the boys waste no time in victimizing themselves. Given doctor's orders to "get some fresh sea air and quiet", the boys rent a boat but keep it tied to the dock (as Ollie doesn't care for open waters). The story takes a turn when a harsh criminal (Richard Cramer) hides out on board from the police. Soon, Stan's pet goat predictably chews away at the dock rope, and the boys are set adrift to deal (in their own ineptitude) with the killer.
SAS has several wonderful moments, which Laurel himself termed "white magic": Stan managing to get on Ollie's already-frayed nerves by making the loudest noises; a mixed-up maintenance guy turning the apartment building upside-down with refrigerators that play music, radios that freeze over, faucets which dispense water from other fixtures, etc.; the boys planning to poison the killer with a "synthetic meal", only to be forced to eat the rancid concoction themselves; and Ollie going berserk every time Stan plays his horn (which comes in handy with fighting the killer, and not-so-handy with a policeman).
It's a film guaranteed to bring at least a chuckle to any viewer, and a worthy swan song from their home studio.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HILARIOUS!!!!!!, March 24, 2003

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This review is from: Saps at Sea - Laurel & Hardy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Always one of my favorite Stan&Ollie Films, this one will make you laugh like crazy.
The hornfactory is funny and Ollie's "recovery" from his nervous breakdown in Bed that turns out to be a disaster is funny beyond belief.
But what really tops these performances is the scene where Stan has to eat the meal he made himself out of some unsavory objects (yes, objects. Such as a sponge)...without muttering a single word he get's his feelings across to the camera like a master of comedy. It is priceless.
I grew up watching Laurel&Hardy in germany (i am 38 years old) and i am glad to see that they are still cherished by people.
In Germany Laurel and Hardy are known as "Dick und doof", which translated means "fat (ollie) and stupid(stan)". I guess they get right to the point.
Laurel and Hardy are still going strong!!!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite one of the set, March 5, 2005

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L. Bell "Music Lover" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saps at Sea - Laurel & Hardy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I love this one. All of these sets are great, but this one is my favorite! A close second is: Sons of the Desert.