THE FLYING DEUCES (1939)

Oliver is heartbroken when he finds that Georgette, the inkeeper's daughter he's fallen in love with, is already married to dashing Foreign Legion officer Francois. To forget her, he joins the Legion, taking Stanley with him. Their bumbling eventually gets them charged with desertion and sentenced to a firing squad. They manage to escape in a stolen airplane, but crash after a wild ride.

In the Summer of 1939, a Nebraska college group took a field trip to Hollywood to visit the great motion picture empire of the West. One of the most memorable stops they made was at the General Studios in Hollywood, where Laurel and Hardy’s newest feature The Flying Deuces was being filmed. Student Bob Lichty had the foresight to have his camera at the ready, and snapped a few great shots of Stan and Babe - as well as one of the evil Commandant Charles Middleton. He took the opportunity to get a photo with an old friend of the boys who was visiting the set, too - former Roach employee Harold Lloyd.

Oliver Hardy chatting to producer Boris Morris during a shooting break.

Stan changing into foreign legion costume for the next scene.

Stan working on a routine with gag-man Charley Rogers and producer Boris Morros.

Oliver Hardy on set during the shooting of the final scenes (when Ollie is resurrected as a horse).

The boys pose with an unknown military officer on set. Possibly the pilot from the flight scenes.

Between scenes

Charles Middleton

Harold Lloyd on set