Movie1933·US·1h 30min

The Devil's Brother

Name: The Devil's Brother
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1933-05-05T00:00:00Z
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Stan Laurel, Hal Roach, Oliver Hardy, Dennis King, Thelma Todd

Great lords lost their gold to him—great ladies their hearts.

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Premiere

May1933

Studio

Hal Roach Studios

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Synopsis

The Devil's Brother (Fra Diavolo, 1933) is a comic operetta you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Hal Roach and built around Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy at the peak of their partnership. The pair play bumbling wannabe bandits who stumble into the employ of a charming nobleman — one who moonlights as Fra Diavolo, a daring outlaw who lifts gold from wealthy lords and steals affections from their wives.

Roach adapted Daniel Auber's 1830 opera into a showcase for the duo's particular brand of slow-burning incompetence, with Dennis King as the suave bandit-marquis and Thelma Todd as the lady caught in the middle. The period setting gives Laurel and Hardy's deadpan chaos a whole new stage to wreck. Watch The Devil's Brother online on iFILM.

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