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
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