When mother peep cant make her mortgage payment to evil. Dec 22, 20 the film is also known by its alternate titles laurel and hardy in toyland, revenge is sweet the 1948 european reissue title, march of the wooden soldiers and wooden soldiers in the united states. Stannie dum stan laurel and ollie dee oliver hardy are two happygolucky toy factory employees who lodge with cashstrapped mother peep florence. Opening unpromisingly with one of several mawkish numbers derived from victor herberts musical babes in toyland, the antics of toyshop laborers stannie dum and ollie dee are worked into a scenario midway between lewis carroll and the. The unmuseum babes in toyland aka march of the wooden. March of the wooden soldiers 1934 plot summary imdb. It was rereleased in 1952 under the title march of the wooden soldiers. A few of my favorite parts from the classic babes in toyland aka march of the wooden soldiers. Released 1934, march of the wooden soldiers stars stan laurel, oliver hardy, charlotte henry, felix knight the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a. True, the film is not holidaythemedeven if santa claus makes a cameo,but its original december release in the mid1930s coupled with the fact that television networks have aired the film during the holidays. The unmuseum babes in toyland aka march of the wooden soldiers. March of the wooden soldiers by gus meins, charles rogers.
They used 100 wooden toy soldiers, each standing onefoot high, which had to be meticulously posed and shot frame by frame. Starring stan laurel as stannie dum, oliver hardy as ollie dee, charlotte henry as bo peep, henry brandon as silas barnaby, felix knight as tomtom, the pipers son, florence roberts as widow peep, virginia karns as mother. March of the wooden soldiers synopsis stan stan laurel and ollie oliver hardy rescue bopeep charlotte henry and tomtom in toyland. A later version of this film was released in 1961 by walt disney. When a notorious scoundrel, barnaby, demands to marry the beautiful little bo peep, guess who secretly emerges as the blushing bride. When mother peep cant make her mortgage payment to evil silas barnaby harry kleinbach, he attempts to blackmail her into having little bopeep charlotte henry marry him, despite the girls attachment to tomtom piper. Betty also seems to be voiced by bonnie poe which surley shows this was created around 1934 right before betty was toned down by the hayes code. March of the wooden soldiers 1934 cast and crew moviefone. Released 1934, march of the wooden soldiers stars stan laurel, oliver hardy, charlotte henry, felix knight the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The idea of a place where nursery rhyme characters all lived is interesting. Ketika itu gagal, mereka menipu barnaby untuk menikah stanley dum bukannya bo peep. Marah, barnaby unleashes bogeymen dari guagua mereka untuk. Made in 1934, it seems like a peculiar relic when viewed today, filmed on an obvious set and full of corny fairy tale characters, but it remains one of the most entertaining christmas films of all time.
The movie became a staple of the holiday season and is often seen in a colorized version. March of the wooden soldiers, bluray, dolby, comedyclassic, holidaychristmas live action, 844503001719. March of the wooden soldiers is the 1952 reissue title for hal roachs 1934 film version of victor herberts babes in toyland. The film is also known by the alternative titles laurel and hardy in toyland, revenge is sweet the 1948 european reissue title, and march of the wooden soldiers in the united states, a shortened 73minute abridged version based on victor herberts popular 1903 operetta babes. The film is also known by the alternative titles laurel and hardy in toyland, revenge is sweet the 1948 european reissue title, and march of the wooden soldiers in the united states, a shortened 73minute abridged version. March of the wooden soldiers 1934stream and watch online. Babes in toyland or known to many as march of the wooden soldiers has been an annual christmas film that has been shown on television for decades. Laurel and hardys march of the wooden soldiers famous.
It is one of the oldest of these timehonored classics and, in many fans opinions, the best. The film is also known by its alternate titles laurel and hardy in toyland, revenge is sweet the 1948 european reissue title, march of the wooden soldiers and wooden soldiers in the united states. Its really a turning point for the series as we get to meet a few more characters, lose some familiar. Stan laurel and oliver hardys march of the wooden soldiers 1934, also titled babes in toyland, has gone down in american film history as a christmas classic. Station executives were aware that meant postponing the 1934 laurel and hardy film march of the wooden soldiers originally babes in toyland a decadesold tradition on thanksgiving. Oct 02, 2006 march of the wooden soldiers 1934 duration. Mar 20, 20 the most lavish feature built around laurel and hardy, 1934s march of the wooden soldiers is also the most bizarre. Based on the original babes in toyland, this movie is a dazzling spectacle of 6foot wooden soldiers.
True, the film is not holidaythemedeven if santa claus makes a cameo,but its original december release in the mid1930s coupled with the fact that television networks have aired. Negative comments will be stabbed to death by the wooden soldiers. Opposing the evil barnaby, ollie dee and stanley dum try and fail to. Dec 30, 2012 30 december 2012 stan laurel and oliver hardys march of the wooden soldiers 1934, also titled babes in toyland, has gone down in american film history as a christmas classic.
March of the wooden soldiers 1934 laurel and hardy in toyland 1934 revenge is sweet 1934 wooden soldiers 1934 other resources. Babes in toyland was a nontraditional laurel and hardy vehicle in that it featured the duo as supporting players rather than leads. Imagine a fantasy world of timeless characters and magical moments where nothing goes right for clumsy toymakers stannie dum and ollie dee. Jun 27, 2015 stannie and ollie offer their assistance to mother peep, bopeep and piper, and later enlist an army of wooden soldiers to battle barnabys cavedwelling bogeymen. March of the wooden soldiers 1934 kozaks classic cinema. Appeared in more than 100 films both shorts and features with oliver hardy. Babes in toyland is a laurel and hardy musical christmas film released on november 30, 1934. It was produced during a turning point in the film industry and stars two icons of american comedy. Jul 07, 2011 i got bored so i decided to see what would happen if i dubbed the march of the toys theme from disneys babes in toyland1961 into the stop motion footage of the 1934 version.
They used 100 wooden toy soldiers, each standing onefoot high, which had to be. Dark moon favorite favorite favorite may 30, 2009 subject. March of the wooden soldiers is a remastered color version of a classic musical and family film, starring awardwinning comedy actors, laurel and hardy. The most lavish feature built around laurel and hardy, 1934 s march of the wooden soldiers is also the most bizarre.
See more ideas about laurel and hardy, stan laurel and stan laurel oliver hardy. Most everyone has musts that make a holiday special, traditions that never get old. Watch march of the wooden soldiers online stream full. See the full list of march of the wooden soldiers cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. For me on thanksgiving the musts include family, friends, turkey, rice and beans, yuca cassava and march of the wooden soldiers, the 1934 mgmdistributed, hal roach studios production of gus meins musicalcomedy, which stars laurel and hardy. The most lavish feature built around laurel and hardy, 1934s march of the wooden soldiers is also the most bizarre. Series like dc comics vertigo title fables or tv series grimm and once upon a time took the idea and really developed it into a story, but the babes in toyland story always seems. March of the wooden soldiers 1934 stannie dum stan laurel and ollie dee oliver hardy rent rooms in mother peeps shoe in toyland. Winnowed recentmoves babes in toyland 1934 through the 1980s, march of the wooden soldiers was a mainstay of publicdomain vhs distributors, and it was pretty easy to find lowcost copies in major chain stores suncoast motion picture company, musicplus, etc. Though originally released under the title babes in toyland, it is probably known best as march of the wooden soldiers. Opposing the evil barnaby, ollie dee and stanley dum try and fail to payoff mother peeps mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry little bo. The stirring climax in which the heroic wooden soldiers drive the evil silas barnaby and his bogeymen out of toyland would always make the child version of your righteous authortobe here jump up and down while fistpumping and cheering.
I got bored so i decided to see what would happen if i dubbed the march of the toys theme from disneys babes in toyland1961 into the stop motion footage of. No march of wooden soldiers has viewers up in arms newsday. Starring stan laurel as stannie dum, oliver hardy as ollie dee, charlotte henry as bo peep, henry brandon as silas barnaby, felix knight as tomtom, the pipers son, florence roberts as widow peep, virginia karns as mother goose, and kewpie morgan as old. March of the wooden soldiers is presented in 1080p 1. Stannie and ollie offer their assistance to mother peep, bopeep and piper, and later enlist an army of wooden soldiers to battle barnabys cavedwelling bogeymen. Considered to be among laurel and hardys best films, it became a holiday staple with frequent television airings. With stan laurel, oliver hardy, virginia karns, charlotte henry. Stannie dum stan laurel and ollie dee oliver hardy rent rooms in mother peeps shoe in toyland. The stopmotion animation for the march of the wooden soldiers scene was created by specialeffects director roy seawright and cinematographer art lloyd. Opening unpromisingly with one of several mawkish numbers derived from victor herberts musical babes in toyland, the antics of toyshop laborers stannie dum and ollie dee are worked into a scenario midway between lewis carroll and the brothers grimm. Understudied charlie chaplin early in his stage career.
Babes in toyland 1934 movie clip march of the wooden soldiers airing. March of the wooden soldiers 1934 stream and watch. March of the wooden soldiers 1934 once upon a screen. March of the wooden soldiers stan laurel oliver hardy charlotte henry 1934 stan stan laurel and ollie oliver hardy rescue bopeep charlotte henry, tomtom and other mother goose characters from toyland miser barnaby. Opening unpromisingly with one of several mawkish numbers derived from victor herberts musical babes in toyland, the antics of toyshop laborers stannie dum and ollie dee are worked into a scenario midway between lewis carroll and the brothers. The legendary laurel and hardy star as two toyland clerks, who, alongside mother goose characters, must rally up the wooden soldiers to stop the evil barnaby from marrying little bo peep. Two bumbling apprentices to the master toymaker of toyland try to raise money to help little bopeep and her sweetheart tomtom. Buy march of the wooden soldiers microsoft store engb. Laurel and hardys march of the wooden soldiers famous clowns. True, the film is not holidaythemedeven if santa claus makes a cameo,but its original december release in the mid1930s coupled with the fact that television. Buy march of the wooden soldiers microsoft store enca. Insisted upon personally responding to the thousands of fan letters he received throughout his career. Bare in mind that this film is available in public domain but this is probably the best version of the film to own at this time. Dec 05, 2019 directed by gus meins, march of the wooden soldiers is a blackandwhite adaptation of victor herberts 1903 operetta babes in toyland and has gone by that title along with laurel and hardy in toyland and revenge is sweet.
Rudolph the rednosed reindeer cartoon and some bland, watchitonce, castle films home movie christmas films. The film is also known by the alternative titles laurel and hardy in toyland, revenge is sweet the 1948 european reissue title, and march of the wooden soldiers in the united states, a shortened 73minute abridged version based on victor herberts popular 1903 operetta babes in toyland, the film. Based on the original babes in toyland, this movie is a dazzling spectacle of 6foot wooden soldiers, mother goose. Originally entitled babes in toyland and based on victor herberts operetta, this highly rated comedyfantasy stars laurel and hardy as dogooders trying to help the people of toyland fight an evil villain. Stan laurel and oliver hardy star as stannie dum and ollie dee, bumbling apprentices to the master toymaker of toyland. The story of march of the wooden soldiers and babes in toyland was never quite as interesting as it could be. This volume of fables is by far the ongest one yet and consists of 8 issues and a bonus one at the beginning.
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