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It was quite apparent from his appearance that Stan Laurel was gravely ill during production. Completion of the film was delayed while he had an operation in Paris. He would fully recover and live for another 14 years.

As Stan and Ollie enter the yacht's galley for the first time, Stan all of a sudden has lost a lot of weight (and no wonder. The two scenes were filmed months apart between Stan's illness and hospitalization, where he lost around 50 pounds).

There are 4 different versions of the film. A 93 minute French version, a 97 minute Italian version, an 82 minute English version released in the U.S and the U.K and a 100 minute version only shown at British premieres. The 82 minute version is the most common version that is on most releases. The Italian version has been released in Italian speaking countries but has been reduced to only 85-88 minutes as a lot of footage has been lost. The French version is still all intact and has been released in French speaking countries. Finally, the 100 minute version has finally been released after years of not being shown, it was released on DVD in the U.K.

Edited into Dick und Doof - Superschau des Lachens (1966)