Utopia (1951)
Atoll K (original title)

Heading for a newly inherited island, the boys are shipwrecked and marooned on an atoll which has just emerged from the sea. Along with their cook, a stowaway and a girl who is fleeing her ... See full summary »

Director:

Léo Joannon

Writers:

Monte Collins (additional material), Léo Joannon (story),

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair

Cast

Credited cast:
Stan Laurel	...	Stan
Oliver Hardy	...	Ollie
Suzy Delair	...	Chérie Lamour
Max Elloy	...	Antoine
Suzet Maïs	...	Mrs. Dolan
Adriano Rimoldi	...	Giovanni Copini
Luigi Tosi	...	Lt. Jack Frazer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicolas Amato
Guglielmo Barnabò	...	Propriétaire de la palissade
Lucien Callamand	...	Le porteur
Vittorio Caprioli	...	Monsieur Paltroni, avocat italien
Henri Cote
Michael Dalmatoff	...	Alecto
Joé Davray
Hubert Deschamps

Storyline

Heading for a newly inherited island, the boys are shipwrecked and marooned on an atoll which has just emerged from the sea. Along with their cook, a stowaway and a girl who is fleeing her fiancé, they set up their own government on the atoll. Uranium is discovered and world powers begin fighting over ownership of the island.

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Plot Keywords:

Island | Uranium | Shipwrecked | Revolution | Lead Actor's Last Film | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French English

Release Date:

14 December 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Utopia

Filming Locations:

Antheor, Var, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films EGE, Fortezza Film, Franco London Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 82 min (Ontario)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Oliver Hardy was also ill during filming with cardiac fibrillation and the flu.

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Goofs

Ollie gets a sprayful from the yacht's sink. Yet in the next shot, he's completely dry.

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Quotes

Ollie: [to Stan, after all the diplomatic posts have been assigned] Why Stan... you're *the people*.

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Connections

Featured in Laurel and Hardy: Die komische Liebesgeschichte von 'Dick & Doof' (2011)
Documentary about this title's stars

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Soundtracks

"Tu N'peus pas T 'figurer"
Music by Paul Misraki
Performed by Suzy Delair

User Reviews

Why won't people give this a chance?

After some real clunkers in the '40s, it's nice to be able to say that L & H's final film is a good one.

Okay, so they look pretty old and they are the only members of the cast who haven't been dubbed, but this film is highly entertaining and filled with vintage Stan and Ollie humour. The concept of them building a home on a deserted island is literally previously unexplored territory and there is an effective underlying message about how a 100%-tolerance society can result in anarchy.

It might take some getting used to but it's still a film well worth seeing.