Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Stan and Ollie mistakenly enlist in the army and find themselves posted to the Northwest Frontier in India on a dangerous mission.

Director:

James W. Horne

Writers:

Frank Butler (screenplay), Jefferson Moffitt (screenplay),

Stars:

Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, June Lang

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Stan Laurel	...	Stanley MacLaurel
Oliver Hardy	...	Ollie Hardy
June Lang	...	Lorna MacLaurel
William Janney	...	Allan Douglas
Anne Grey	...	Lady Violet Ormsby
Vernon Steele	...	Colonel Gregor McGregor
James Finlayson	...	Sergeant Major Finlayson
David Torrence	...	Mr. Miggs - the Lawyer
Maurice Black	...	Khan Mir Jutra
Daphne Pollard	...	Millie - the Maid
Mary Gordon	...	Mrs. Bickerdike
Lionel Belmore	...	Blacksmith

Storyline

Stan and Ollie stowaway to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. However Stan's inheritance amounts to a set of bagpipes and a snuff box. The boys are tricked into enlisting in the army and are posted to India where the heiress to the MacLaurel estate has moved to be near her guardian. Her Scottish sweetheart Allan also enlists. The boys are "volunteered" by the Sergeant (Finlayson) to impersonate officers at the palace of Mir Jutra and foil a plot to murder the officers by overturning several beehives.

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Plot Keywords:

india | army | scotland | snuff box | inheritance | 

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Taglines:

Their Funniest Full Length Feature!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Heroes of the Regiment

Filming Locations:

Fryman Ranch, Laurel Canyon, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sets from The Little Minister were used for the Scottish scenes.

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Quotes

Millie - the Maid: Well, ain't she the 'igh and mighty one, denying a girl a bit o' sparking!
Sergeant Major Finlayson: I'm surprised she didn't hear my knees knocking.

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Connections

References Towed in a Hole (1932)

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Soundtracks

"Ku-Ku"
(1928) (uncredited)
Music by Marvin Hatley
Pounded out with a hammer by Lionel Belmore
Also played by marching soldiers

User Reviews

Too much story and too few gags. Still an above average Laurel & Hardy adventure.

This Laurel & Hardy movie is not among their best. It has way too much story and subplots present and because of this the boys are not given the full opportunity to show their skills and antics in this movie.

There are lot of scene's in which Laurel & Hardy are not even present. There is an unusual amount of dialog and story present which works perhaps only distracting from Laurel & Hardy and their silly slapstick moments. Most people are not waiting for a movie like this. Most people just want to see Laurel & Hardy act silly and get into some troubling and silly situations. The whole story makes perhaps a bit of a pointless impression and the ending is not satisfying enough because it leaves too many loose ends.

But before I really am beginning to sound negative, of course the movie is still fun. There are some good jokes present, of which some are also truly quite memorable. It also is always fun to see James Finlayson in a Laurel & Hardy picture. This time he plays the boys their sergeant in the army in Imperial India. He provides the movie with some good and memorable moments.

Yet it is the story that is most overly present in the movie. The movie is not really about Laurel & Hardy, not really about slapstick moments but it's more a serious story disguised as a comedy instead. This might slightly disappoint some of the fans, although there still is plenty to enjoy for them and for everyone else of course. The gags still work, despite the 'serious' (serious for Laurel & Hardy standards of course, I mean.) story.

7/10

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