The Sons of the Desert The Sons of the Desert The Sons of the Desert is an international fraternal organization devoted to the lives and films of comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The group takes its name from a fictional lodge that Laurel and Hardy belonged to in the 1933 movie "Sons of the Desert". In 1964, a few years after the book, "Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy," was published, author John McCabe formed a small group of Laurel and Hardy admirers, including Orson Bean, cartoonist Al Kilgore, Chuck McCann, and John Municino. McCabe created a mock-serious “constitution” that satirized the formalities of many
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