In MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS, Stanley Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) are well-meaning but clueless toymakers in Toyland. They misinterpret an order from Santa... more
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Soldiersis also the most bizarre. Opening unpromisingly with one of several mawkish numbers derived from Victor Herbert's musicalBabes in Toyland, the antics of toyshop labourers Stannie Dum and Ollie Deeare worked into a scenario midway between Lewis Carroll and The Brothers Grimm. Nursery-rhyme characters come and go in a surreal fantasy, with the evil Mr Barnaby threatening to evict Widow Peep from her shoe unless he receives her daughter Bo in marriage. The movie culminates in a full-scale invasion of Toyland by the yeti-ish Bogeymen and their defeat by the 100 six-foot wooden soldiers that Stan and Ollie have built by mistake. Henry Brandon gives a characterful performance, while 1930s child star Charlotte Henry is an appealing heroine. Directors Gus Meins and Charles R Rogers milk the slapstick to an increasingly unnerving degree. Reputedly Hardy's favourite among the double act's features,March of the Wooden Soldiersemerges now as their most audacious screen appearance.On the DVD:March of the Wooden Soldierson disc reproduces the original black and white print in 4:3 ratio with pristine clarity; the mono soundtrack has similarly worn well. The potted biographies of Laurel and Hardy are too brief to be worthwhile, but the inclusion of the 1915 shortHustling for Health--among the earliest of Stan Laurel's film appearances--is a valuable bonus. --Richard Whitehouse
Soldiersis also the most bizarre. Opening unpromisingly with one of several mawkish numbers derived from Victor Herbert's musicalBabes in Toyland, the antics of toyshop labourers Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee are worked into a scenario midway between Lewis Carroll and The Brothers Grimm. Nursery-rhyme characters come and go in a surreal fantasy, with the evil Mr Barnaby threatening to evict Widow Peep from her shoe unless he receives her daughter Bo in marriage. The movie culminates in a full-scale invasion of Toyland by the yeti-ish Bogeymen and their defeat by the 100 six-foot wooden soldiers that Stan and Ollie have built by mistake. Henry Brandon gives a characterful performance, while 1930s child star Charlotte Henry is an appealing heroine. Directors Gus Meins and Charles R Rogers milk the slapstick to an increasingly unnerving degree. Reputedly Hardy's favourite among the double act's features,March of the Wooden Soldiersemerges now as their most audacious screen appearance.On the DVD:March of the Wooden Soldierson disc reproduces the original black and white print in 4:3 ratio with pristine clarity; the mono soundtrack has similarly worn well. The potted biographies of Laurel and Hardy are too brief to be worthwhile,but the inclusion of the 1915 shortHustling for Health--among the earliest of Stan Laurel's film appearances--is a valuable bonus. --Richard Whitehouse
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Laurel And Hardy - March Of The Wooden Soldiers DVD
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): ELSTREE HILL ENTERTAINMENT; PICKWICK
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Filmography, Picture gallery
Sound: Dolby Digital
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DVD Description
In MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS, Stanley Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) are well-meaning but clueless toymakers in Toyland. They misinterpret an order from Santa Claus for 600 one-foot high toy soldiers, producing with 100 six-foot high soldiers instead. But their toy army comes in handy when the evil Barnaby (Henry Brandon) and his furry Bogeymen invade Toyland and capture Mother Peep's daughter, Bo (Charlotte Henry). Then it's Stanley and Ollie to the rescue in this Laurel and Hardy classic, not to be missed.
...Laurel and Hardy - No. 18 - Married Life and Anita
From 1927 to 1940 Laurel and Hardy made some fantastic short films at the Hal Roach Studios.
Here is one of their DVD's
This single disc contains:
Blotto - Black and White short.
Blotto - Computer enhanced Colour short.
Be Big - Black And White short.
Be Big - Computer enhanced Colour short.
Laughing Gravy - Black And White short.
They can also be watched with a Spanish translator talking over the action.
Blotto.
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The short film starts with Mrs Laurel playing bridge with Stan sitting in a smoking jacket puffing away on his long stemmed pipe. He is reading the 'Hebrew Times'? Who knows why?
Stan is a house husband and is married to a very domineering wife.
Ollie phones him and invites him out to a club; unknown to Stan his wife is listening in...
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...Laurel & Hardy Volume 16 - Maritime Adventures/Classic Shorts
~Introduction~
Th e magnificent Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in this wonderfully funny DVD.
So let me take you on a tour of these 6 films.
This single DVD contains the following films:
The Live Ghost - restored black-and-white version
Sailors, Beware! - restored black-and-white version
Two Tars - restored black-and-white version
Why Girls Love Sailors - restored black-and-white version
Men O'War - restored black-and-white version
Men O'War - computer-colour version
Towed In A Hole - restored black-and-white version
Towed In A Hole - computer-colour version
A small Synopsis of each movie and my humble opinions on each to follow:
The Live Ghost
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A simple plot this short...
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Advantages: Much better quality than VHS Disadvantages: Absolutely none
...For all of my life I have been a laurel and hardy fan. I was an advocate of the "old fashioned" vhs videos and had a great collection of all of the boys films, which I treasured, but was reluctant to play in case they got damaged. This new dvd boxset has been a godsend, in being concise, hard wearing, and excellent quality, so much so in I have even started given film shows, and lending the films out, to my sons to get them into carrying on the tradition of loving these great comedy genuises. There is even a range of colourised films included, which to a die hard B+W film lover was a shocking concept, but I must admit it was great to see the boys in the digitised colour versions of all of their classic films. My advice to all the L+H fans out there is to grab a boxset while they are available and give yourselves a treat....
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