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Babes in Toyland -- Imagine an enchanted fantasy world of timeless characters and magical moments where nothing goes right for toy makers, Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee.
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Writers:
Frank Butler (screen play) and
Nick Grinde (screen play)
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Release Date:
14 December 1934 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical See more »
Tagline:
1 and 1/2 hours of laughter!
Plot:
Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage... See more » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
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25 Days of Christmas: ‘Babes in Toyland’ (1934) is slight, but fun
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A Dreamland Journey- -You Can Come Back Again See more (44 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Virginia Karns ... Mother Goose
Charlotte Henry ... Bo-Peep
Felix Knight ... Tom-Tom
Florence Roberts ... Widow Peep
Henry Brandon ... Barnaby (as Henry Kleinbach)

Stan Laurel ... Stannie Dum

Oliver Hardy ... Ollie Dee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Alexander ... Townsman (uncredited)
Richard Alexander ... King's Guard (uncredited)
Frank Austin ... Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Eddie Baker ... Dunker (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Georgie Billings ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Charles Bimbo ... Jack in the Box (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher ... Chief of Police (uncredited)
Eddie Borden ... Demon Bogeyman (uncredited)
Carl R. Botefuhr ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Buster Brodie ... Jack in the Box (uncredited)
Anne Brown ... Sally Waters (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Bobby Burns ... Townsman (uncredited)
William Burress ... The Toy Maker (uncredited)
Ricardo Lord Cezon ... Baby in Tree Top (uncredited)

Russell Coles ... Tom Tucker (uncredited)
Zebedy Colt ... Willie - Third Little Pig (uncredited)
Alice Cooke ... Mother Hubbard (uncredited)
Baldwin Cooke ... Policeman (uncredited)
Ellen Corby ... Townswoman at Tom-Tom's Trial (uncredited)
Alice Dahl ... Little Miss Muffett (uncredited)
Jean Darling ... Curly Locks (uncredited)
Charles Dorety ... Townsman (uncredited)
Johnny Downs ... Little Boy Blue (uncredited)
Edward Earle ... Townsman (uncredited)
Marianne Edwards ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
John George ... Barnaby's Minion (uncredited)
Sumner Getchell ... Little Jack Horner (uncredited)
Pete Gordon ... Cat and the Fiddle (uncredited)
Bobby Hale ... Townsman (uncredited)
Charlie Hall ... Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Hill ... Townsman (uncredited)
Fred Holmes ... Balloon Man (uncredited)
Robert Hoover ... Bobby Shaftoe (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ... Jiggs - First Little Pig (uncredited)
Dickie Jones ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
Ham Kinsey ... Townsman (uncredited)
Alice Lake ... Townswoman (uncredited)

Joy Lane ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Gus Leonard ... Candle Snuffer (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson ... Nobleman (uncredited)
Arthur Lovejoy ... Policeman (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin ... Townsman (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw ... Town Crier (uncredited)
Alice Moore ... Queen of Hearts (uncredited)
Kewpie Morgan ... Old King Cole (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier ... Santa Claus (uncredited)
Margaret Nearing ... Townswoman (uncredited)
Bob O'Connor ... Townsman (uncredited)
Richard Powell ... Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Raymond ... Demon Bogeyman (uncredited)
Charley Rogers ... Simple Simon (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto ... Elmer - Second Little Pig / 1st Sandman in Cave (uncredited)
Tiny Sandford ... Dunker (uncredited)
Margaret Seddon ... Widow Piper (uncredited)
Jacqueline Taylor ... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Jerry Tucker ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
May Wallace ... Townswoman (uncredited)
Marie Wilson ... Mary Quite Contrary (uncredited)
John Wood ... Townsman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Gus Meins 
Charley Rogers  (as Charles Rogers)
 
Writing credits
Frank Butler (screen play) and
Nick Grinde (screen play)

Anna Alice Chapin  libretto (uncredited)

Produced by
Hal Roach .... producer (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Francis Corby (photography)
Art Lloyd (photography)
 
Film Editing by
Bert Jordan 
William H. Terhune (film editor) (as William Terhune)
 
Makeup Department
James Collins .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chet Brandenburg .... second assistant director (uncredited)
Gordon Douglas .... first assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Ed Brandenburg .... property master (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Elmer Raguse .... recording engineer
 
Special Effects by
Thomas Benton Roberts .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Roy Seawright .... photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Ham Kinsey .... stunt double (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Roach .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Victor Herbert .... composed by
Harry Jackson .... musical director
Glen MacDonough .... books and lyrics by
 
Other crew
Hal Roach .... presents
Henry Ginsberg .... studio manager (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"March of the Wooden Soldiers" - USA (alternative title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
77 min | USA:73 min (re-release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Spain:T | USA:Approved (PCA #401) | West Germany:6 (nf) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G | Finland:S
Filming Locations:
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Company:
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Did You Know?

Trivia:
During one of the Three Little Pig segments , an instrumental version of "Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf?" is heard on the soundtrack.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: During the scene in which Ollie pushes Stannie into the ducking pond. Stannie at first holds a half loaf of bread. When Stannie is first seen in the water and stands up there is no bread in the water. The scene cuts to Ollie and then back to Stannie. When the scene comes back to Stannie in the water the bread is seen floating in the water.See more »
Quotes:
Ollie Dee:[Bo Peep is being forced to marry Barnaby] Stannie's so upset he isn't even going to the wedding. You're upset aren't you Stannie?
Stannie Dum:Upset? I'm housebroken!
Ollie Dee:Not housebroken!
Ollie Dee:[to Bo Peep] He means 'heartbroken'
Ollie Dee:[scoffs] Housebroken.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Married with Children: A Babe in Toyland (#11.18)" (1997)See more »
Soundtrack:
ToylandSee more »

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31 out of 32 people found the following review useful.
A Dreamland Journey- -You Can Come Back Again, 22 April 2004
Author: John Weybrew from San Francisco, California

Babes in Toyland was the first movie I saw on a big screen- -a holiday presentation in my grammar school auditorium, circa 1957- -uncut, unlike the many subsequent presentations I saw on TV in after years. I fell in love with Stan and Ollie, with Toyland, with the magic of the movies, all at once- -all of us watching laughed and thrilled to see all of the characters we had heard of in nursery rhymes come to life- -even the Three Little Pigs (with "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" on the soundtrack, courtesy of Uncle Walt Disney's studio!)- -we trembled with ecstatic terror at Silas Barnaby and his army of Bogeymen and cheered the house down when Stan and Ollie discovered the Perfect way to rout them and save the day!- -and yes, many of us, watching Charlotte Henry and Felix Knight as Bo-Peep and her plucky suitor Tom-Tom (the Piper's Son), found awakening within ourselves the realization of what romantic love might be about.- -and Stan and Ollie?- -a funny, wonderful duo, children like ourselves, joyously silly and giddily amazing. I dreamt of Toyland that night, and many nights after- -sweet dreams, scarey dreams, dreams of Ollie and Stannie as wonderful friends- -and once I woke crying, realizing that once I was grown up, Toyland would fade to a distant memory. Well, I was wrong. You can go back to Toyland, that Childhood's Dreamland, any time you watch this movie. I love it. You may, too. Note: current video versions are mostly also uncut, some are colorized, which in this instance (perhaps the only one)improves the presentation!

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