The Sons of the Desert inspired chapters in other United States cities, and then in the United Kingdom and other countries. In keeping with the tongue-in-cheek “desert” theme, each local chapter of the society is called a “tent,” and each is named after a different Laurel and Hardy film. There are more than 100 active "tents" worldwide, mostly in the United States and United Kingdom. Members meet up regularly to enjoy Laurel and Hardy movies in an informal atmosphere. Many chapters formed in the 1960s are still active today. In addition to local and regional meetings, the Sons of the Desert holds international conventions every
The President's Plane Is Missing (film) turned the President into an action hero. In 1988, the reviewer for the "Sydney Morning Herald" wrote that it was a "dull film despite an excellent cast." The President's Plane Is Missing (film) The President's Plane Is Missing is a 1973 American television film directed by Daryl Duke with a screenplay by Ernest Kinoy and Mark Carliner based upon the Robert J. Serling novel of the same name. It aired on the "ABC Movie of the Week." With diplomatic tensions building and the United States facing a possible military confrontation with China, Air Force One mysteriously crashes in the desert