Atoll K

1951
1h 40m

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Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Atoll K (1951)

Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.

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Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an indepe... Read allStan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.Stan inherits a yacht and a South Pacific island. Ollie and Stan sail there with 2 other men. They shipwreck on a new atoll and settle there. An ex-fiancee joins them. They declare an independent nation and problems arise.

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IMDb RATING

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2.3K

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Stan
(as Laurel)

Oliver Hardy

Ollie
(as Hardy)

Suzy Delair

Chérie Lamour

Max Elloy

Antoine

Suzet Maïs

Mrs. Dolan

Félix Oudart

Le maire

Adriano Rimoldi

Giovanni Copini

Robert Murzeau

Le capitaine Dolan

Luigi Tosi

Le lieutenant Jack Frazer

Michael Dalmatoff

Alecto
(as Michel Dalmatoff)

André Randall

Branwell
(as A. Randell)

Robert Vattier

Le notaire français
(as R. Vattier)

Claude May

La secrétaire
(as C. May)

Roger Legris

Fortune hunter
(as R. Legris)

Olivier Hussenot

Un chasseur de fortune
(as O. Hussenot)

Vittorio Caprioli

Monsieur Paltroni, avocat italien
(as Caprioli)

Charles Lemontier

L'ambassadeur
(as C. Lemontier)

Guglielmo Barnabò

Le propriétaire de la palissade
(as G. Barnabo)

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Trivia
It was quite apparent from his appearance that Stan Laurel was gravely ill during production. Completion of the film was delayed while he had an operation in Paris. He would fully recover and live for another 14 years.

Goofs
As Stan and Ollie enter the yacht's galley for the first time, Stan all of a sudden has lost a lot of weight (and no wonder. The two scenes were filmed months apart between Stan's illness and hospitalization, where he lost around 50 pounds).

Quotes
Ollie: [to Stan, after all the diplomatic posts have been assigned] Why Stan... you're *the people*.

Alternate versions
There are 4 different versions of the film. A 93 minute French version, a 97 minute Italian version, an 82 minute English version released in the U.S and the U.K and a 100 minute version only shown at British premieres. The 82 minute version is the most common version that is on most releases. The Italian version has been released in Italian speaking countries but has been reduced to only 85-88 minutes as a lot of footage has been lost. The French version is still all intact and has been released in French speaking countries. Finally, the 100 minute version has finally been released after years of not being shown, it was released on DVD in the U.K.

Connections
Edited into Dick und Doof - Superschau des Lachens (1966)

Soundtracks
Tu n'Peux pas t'Figurer
Music by Paul Misraki
Lyrics by Paul Misraki
Performed by Suzy Delair

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Featured review

Atoll K enjoyable if you make a few allowances...

For new L&H fans, Stan and Ollie's appearance may be a shock. Stan looks VERY thin and has noticeably aged. Ollie, in contrast, has gained a LOT of weight.

If you can overlook their appearance, and the slow moving subplot, Atoll K does have some good comedy routines. However, their more elderly appearance does hamper what would otherwise be good gags. You just can't laugh at Stan while he is dealing with an inflating raft in the ship's cabin. He looks like he's truly in agony, and you want to help him instead of laugh at him. Also, the film is poorly edited. The original movie was 90 minutes long, but when re-released, it was shortened to a more tolerable 60 minutes. Most of the footage taken out was from the subplot, so taking out the extra half hour improved the movie.

While "The Boys" had more freedom to write gags and dialogue, nobody else on the crew had any idea what to expect in a L&H picture. Confusion and the illness of Stan and Ollie caused the picture to take an entire year to make! Not long after Atoll K was released, Ollie went on a diet and lost a LOT of weight, but it was too late.