This film ranks among my most enjoyed adventures featuring Stan and Ollie, although, as with much comedy from the 1930s, it hasn’t stood up particularly well over time. The plot centers on Ollie's unrequited affection for a young French woman who is instead interested in a wealthy Captain. Overcome by disappointment, he briefly contemplates ending their lives together in the Seine River—which, coincidentally, contain…

It elicited some laughs and moved along quickly, but I didn’t really enjoy it all that much. *The Flying Deuces* showcases Laurel and Hardy, performers who have been familiar to me for a long time, although I haven't actually seen much of their work until now. I hope to watch more from them eventually, but ideally they will be somewhat better than this one. It’s decent enough; as I mentioned, there were instanc…