The Sons of the Desert Laurel & Hardy movie marathon and invited Sons members from across America to take part in the live, national broadcast. A documentary film about the Sons organization was produced in 1987 by Alexander Marshall: "Revenge of the Sons of the Desert" is a featurette showing the international membership at one of its conventions, with commentary by celebrity guests. An Emmy Award winner, the film is included in the DVD set "The Laurel & Hardy Collection Volume One" (released in 2006). The Michigan tent also started a helper group named after the Laurel and Hardy short "Brats," which is composed of
Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules in a showdown in a hall of mirrors. "Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules" was released on June 27, 1964 in Italy. The film grossed 140,300,000 Italian lire at domestically in Italy. The film was originally titled "Anthar the invincible" but was retitled "The Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules" for inclusion on Avco Embassy's "The Sons of Hercules" syndicated television series. The series was 14 "peplum" that were retitled and re-edited to be distributed under the title of "The Sons of Hercules". Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules Devil of