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VCI: The Flying Deuces Debuts on Blu-Ray in May

Laurel and Hardy's The Flying Deuces (1939) makes its Blu-ray debut on May 19th from VCI.

Originally released on DVD by Legend Films in 2012, that version contained both a black and white as well as a colorized version of the film.

VCI doesn't appear to be putting out a colorized format, but will include a featurette on the duo, as well as a special trailer as bonus material (below).

Parodying Hollywood's 1930 Foreign Legion films, The Flying Deuces showcases a multitude of gags from the cinema's funniest duo: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

In this likable and fast-paced misadventure, Stan and Ollie join the Foreign Legion to escape Ollie's romantic woes. The usual bumbling results, as the pair get in every kind of trouble imaginable when they try to master the exercises and discipline the Legion requires. The Flying Deuces contains the hilarious, wild sequence when Stan and Ollie attempt to desert the Legion in a stolen airplane. The film also features the charming song and dance to 'Shine on, Harvest Moon.'

BONUS FEATURES:

  • This Is Your Life: Laurel and Hardy
  • Sons of the Desert