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Sons of the Desert

1933 · 65 min · Director: William A. Seiter ★ IMDb 7.5 · 10,542 ratings

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Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

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Sons of the Desert (1933) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Smile 25%, Anxiety 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Smile
  1. Humor40%
  2. Smile25%
  3. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Smile, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Humor
Tension
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 23 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity29 %17 %11 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Humor41 %35 %16 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 8′Humor46 %45 %15 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 11′Humor45 %45 %16 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 15′Humor57 %56 %28 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 18′Humor63 %63 %32 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 21′Humor64 %63 %24 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 24′Humor69 %69 %21 %22 %
42.5 %≈ 28′Humor68 %68 %18 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 31′Humor64 %62 %12 %19 %
52.5 %≈ 34′Humor65 %62 %19 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 37′Humor65 %57 %35 %35 %
62.5 %≈ 41′Sympathy63 %49 %44 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 44′Humor62 %50 %48 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 47′Humor63 %55 %47 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 50′Humor65 %58 %47 %42 %
82.5 %≈ 54′Humor70 %65 %54 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 57′Humor75 %71 %56 %42 %
92.5 %≈ 60′Humor73 %70 %45 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 63′Humor67 %64 %33 %18 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

MB
Mae Busch

DC
Dorothy Christy

DC
Dorothy Christy

Mrs. Betty Laurel

CC
Charley Chase

LL
Lucien Littlefield

Dr. Horace Meddick

EA
Ernie Alexander

EA
Ernie Alexander

Waiter (uncredited)

BB
Brooks Benedict

A Son of the Desert (uncredited)

CM
Charita Momma Cherri Jones

C
Charita

Lead Hula Dancer (uncredited)

RC
Robert Cummings

Steamship Announcement Witness (uncredited)

JE
John Elliott

Exalted Ruler (uncredited)

Billy Gilbert

Mr. Ruttledge (voice) (uncredited)

CH
Charlie Hall

Waiter (uncredited)

PH
Pat Harmon

Doorman (uncredited)

TP
Ty Parvis

Singer of "Honolulu Baby" Number (uncredited)

HR
Hal Roach

Bit Part (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
William A. Seiter
Written by
Hal Roach, William A. Seiter, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Frank Craven, Jack Barty, Glenn Tryon, Eddie Welch, Charley Chase, Frank Terry
Type
Movies
Released
1933
Runtime
65 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 10,542 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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