Movie Description:
in their final film, laurel andhardy inherit a yacht docked in marseille and an island in the south seas, but when they try to sail one to the other, theyare shipwrecked on a nameless atoll that rises out of the Pacific. accomp- anied by chef antoine,a "stateless man,"and giovanni copini, a stowaway, stanand ollie establish a tropical paradise using daniel defoe`s robinson crusoe as their guide. soon, eden gets its eve in the form of cherie lamour, a vivaciousfrench singer fleeing a failed romance, who brings an unwelcomenote of temptation and competition into their little island fraternity. also known asatoll k, escapade, and robinsoncrusoe- land, the film was shotin france in 1950, but its release was delayed for severalyears due to the controversysurrounding blacklisted directer john berry.
