Beau Hunks

Beau Hunks is a 1931 American Pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film, directed by James W. Horne. The title is a reference to the Beau Geste trilogy (Beau Geste (1924), Beau Sabreur (1926) and Beau Ideal (1927) and the Hollywood films of the same period based on them); to the line in Beau Sabreur where Buddy says '"Sure thing, Son Hank — if a gang of Touareg Bohunks couldn't, French troops couldn't. . . . I s'pose it is us he's after?"';[1] or to bohunk, a common ethnic slur of the time in the United States. At 37 minutes, it is the longest Laurel and Hardy short. The French Foreign Legion scenario was reused in The Flying Deuces with Charles B. Middleton again playing their commanding officer.

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Beau Hunks
Theatrical poster for Beau Hunks (1931)
Directed by	James W. Horne
Written by	H.M. Walker
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy
Cinematography	Art Lloyd Jack Stevens
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Music by	Leroy Shield
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	December 12, 1931
Running time	37' 21"
Country	United States
Language	English