Laurel & Hardy - Fra Diavolo (Dennis King)

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dennis King in "The Devil's Brother" (1933)
... aka Bogus Bandits (USA reissue title)
... aka Fra Diavolo (UK, Greece)
... aka The Virtuous Tramps (USA reissue title)
... aka Die Teufelsbrüder (Austria, Germany) [de]
... aka Dick und Doof - Hände hoch - oder nicht (West Germany) [de]
... aka Fra Diávolo (Spain) [es]
... aka Hermanitos del Diablo (Argentina) [es]
... aka Fra' Diavolo (Italy) [it]
... aka Hände hoch - oder nicht (Austria) [de]
... aka Kaksi muskettisoturia (Finland) [fi]
... aka Die Sittenstrolche (West Germany) [de]
... aka De Vroolyke bandieten (Netherlands) [nl]
... aka Värdshuset göken (Sweden) [se]

An adaptation of the 1830 French operetta Fra Diavolo by Daniel-François Auber. The English version of Fra Diavolo formed a significant part of the operatic repertoire in the United States from the late 1830s to the late 1850s.
(http://www.american-music.org/publications/bullarchive/Norris.html)

lyrics:
On yonder rock reclining
That fierce and swarthy form behold!
Fast his hands his carbine hold,
(I)t is his best friend of old!
This way his steps inclining,
His Scarlet plum waves o'er his brow,
And his velvet cloak hangs low,
Playing in careless flow.
Tremble!
E(v)en while the storm is beating,
Afar hear Echo repeating,
"Diavolo Diavolo Diavolo!"
---
In the scene under the tree I hear:

On yonder rock reclining
Diavolo the bandit stands
in his hands his carbine hold,
'Tis his best friend of old!
Tremble!
E'en while the storm is beating,
Awhile hear echo repeating,
"Diavolo Diavolo Diavolo!"

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[mail2mjt]

Dennis King is my wife's 'Great Uncle', and only the other day we were looking at a family photograph of him, along with my father-in-law, who is Dennis King's nephew, and I have to say "It makes one VERY PROUD!!!"

[brassens66]

@mail2mjt - This makes a riddle: Is YouTube user wiltonian (see one of the first comments at this clip) hence your father-in-law, his brother or a cousin? ;)

[GeorgiaAngus]

Could you put the whole movie up?

[brassens66]

Try google "bogus bandits dvd", should be available for 10$ approx., so actually not worth the hassle of converting, uploading etc.

[muttlutt]

i got the bogus bandits dvd but the quality is far from this.this looks remastered and enhanced compared to mine.your lucky to have this

[brassens66]

I've got mine here:

tinyurl (dot) com (slash) m9e7sp

P.S. sorry for double posting, never sure when YouTube takes url

[battlecircus10]

This is my favourite L&H and one of their best. The drunken, laughing scene is a masterpiece.

[dmrbouwman]

On yonder rock reclining, that fierce and swarthy form behold, fast his hands his carbine hold, 't is his best friend of old. This way his steps inclining, his scarlet plume waves ov'r his brow, and his velvet cloak hangs low, playing in careless flow. Trem-ble, e'en while the storm is beating a far hear echo repeating, Diavolo, Diavolo, Diavolo!

[Redsox06]

"Fra Diavolo" is one of my earliest memories of Laurel and Hardy. I couldn't get that song out of my head, and I was only 8. Dennis King's incredible voice and screen presence are equal to L&H's comedy in this one, I think. One of the very best.

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[Bigsnake210]

If you are interested search for "Tito Gobbi - Fra' Diavolo", it's the italian version of the opera.

[mikosaaol]

when he sings tremble.........i tremble.

[MarieLouiselein]

i had a crush on dennis king when i was about 9 ...and now at the age of 16 i must say i love him!

[mikosaaol]

this guy had a real voice......like a man. james taylor should hide when dennis king is singing