Atoll K (1951) is a French/Italian film—also known as Robinson Crusoeland in the UK and Utopia in the US—starring the comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in their final screen appearance. The film co-stars French singer/actress Suzy Delair and was directed by Léo Joannon, with uncredited co-direction by blacklisted U.S. director John Berry.
The film opens with Laurel and Hardy in the offices of a London law firm, where Laurel is to receiv...
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Atoll K (1951) is a French/Italian film—also known as Robinson Crusoeland in the UK and Utopia in the US—starring the comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in their final screen appearance. The film co-stars French singer/actress Suzy Delair and was directed by Léo Joannon, with uncredited co-direction by blacklisted U.S. director John Berry.
The film opens with Laurel and Hardy in the offices of a London law firm, where Laurel is to receive an inheritance left by a wealthy uncle. Much to the duo’s dismay, most of Laurel’s inheritance is claimed by taxes and legal fees, and he is left with only a rickety yacht and a private island in the Pacific Ocean. Laurel and Hardy leave for the island, accompanied by a stateless refugee and a stowaway (a malcontent Italian bricklayer).
On the voyage the refugee acts as chef and cooks them a meal, but the food mysteriously disappears from Stan's plate because the stowaway is reaching down and taking it. This leads Stan to blame Ollie and an...
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