The Sons of the Desert (the international Laurel & Hardy film society) was foundered in 1965 in New York City, with the blessings of Stan Laurel. Since its inception, the Sons of the Desert has grown to over 250 local chapters. Each chapter is called a tent or oasis, in keeping with the desert theme, and takes its name from a Laurel & Hardy film title.
The Sons of the Desert was named after Laurel & Hardy’s feature film of 1933, in which they play members of a Shriners-like organization. The Sacramento, California tent was foundered in 1982, and chose as its tent name Another Fine Mess, after the 1930 short subject. It seemed appropriate as the seat of California government!
Our web site has three sections, named after Lord Figtree…um, Appletree…er, Plumtree. General information, such as how to contact us and links to other web sites can be found in the Plumtree section.