March of the Wooden Soldiers

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March of the Wooden Soldiers

Released Dec 14, 1934

1h 13m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Fantasy

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Stannie Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) rent rooms in Mother Peep's shoe in Toyland. When Mother Peep can't make her mortgage payment to evil Silas Barnaby (Harry Kleinbach), he attempts to blackmail her into having Little Bo-Peep (Charlotte Henry) marry him, despite the girl's attachment to Tom-Tom Piper. Stannie and Ollie offer their assistance to Mother Peep, Bo-Peep and Piper, and later enlist an army of wooden soldiers to battle Barnaby's cave-dwelling bogeymen.

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Andre Sennwald

New York Times

The film is an authentic children's entertainment and quite the merriest of its kind that Hollywood has turned loose on the nation's screens in a long time.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 25, 2006

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Chicago Reader

This is a kid's movie rife with all the Freudian squalor that Disney repressed.

Feb 13, 2001

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

It's a combination of Victor Herbert, scrambled Mother Goose, scrambled Laurel and Hardy, and toy nightmare - the sort of thing an imaginative child might dream, falling asleep after too many Christmas excitements and indigestibles.

Sep 25, 2019

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

. Revenge, Christmas, and big wooden men, does it get any better than that? Sometimes, it is really best not to analyze too deeply, just enjoy the insanity.

Aug 24, 2017

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Regardless of what you call it, this public domain Laurel and Hardy adventure is a classic fantasy film...

Feb 7, 2014

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Keeps the delicious nightmare fuel flowing

Jul 22, 2012

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Gary T

Not one my favourites.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Liam D

Laurel and Hardy do take a back seat to this very entertaining version of the famous opera Babes In Toyland but when their trademark comedy comes in it's absolutely hilarious. An holiday classic for a reason

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/14/24

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John C

Great viewing this classic for more than 60 plus years!! Wooden soldiers is one of my favorite scenes, Laurel and Hardy had great acting skills and great friendship off the screen. This movie won't disappoint amazing that it's almost 90 years old.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Rich R

A timeless classic that brings back wonderful memories of my childhood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/23

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chris C

Grew up with watching this movie and I enjoy it every single time I do. The music to the humor is always so much fun and is a timeless classic in my eyes.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Ashutosh

This film came before 'the Wizard of Oz' and is much better than that film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

Stannie Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) rent rooms in Mother Peep's shoe in Toyland. When Mother Peep can't make her mortgage payment to evil Silas Barnaby (Harry Kleinbach), he attempts to blackmail her into having Little Bo-Peep (Charlotte Henry) marry him, despite the girl's attachment to Tom-Tom Piper. Stannie and Ollie offer their assistance to Mother Peep, Bo-Peep and Piper, and later enlist an army of wooden soldiers to battle Barnaby's cave-dwelling bogeymen.

Director: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers
Producer: Hal Roach
Screenwriter: Frank Butler, Nick Grinde, Glen MacDonough, Hal Roach
Distributor: GoodTimes Home Video [us], Orion Pictures, Image Entertainment Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 1934, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 13m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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