The Bohemian Girl (1936)

Directors:

James W. Horne
Charley Rogers

Writers:

Release Date:

14 February 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

90 Mad-Merry Musical Moments!

Plot:

A band of Gypsies are camped outside the walls of Count Arnheim's palace. Oliver's wife kidnaps the Count's daughter Arline...

Plot Keywords:

Count | Wine | Gypsy | Bottle | Horse

Cast

Stan Laurel	...	Stan
Oliver Hardy	...	Ollie
Thelma Todd	...	Gypsy queen's daughter
Antonio Moreno	...	Devilshoof
Darla Hood	...	Arline as a child
Julie Bishop	...	Arline as an adult (as Jacqueline Wells)
Mae Busch	...	Mrs. Hardy
William P. Carleton	...	Count Arnheim
James Finlayson	...	Captain Finn
Zeffie Tilbury	...	Gypsy queen
Mitchell Lewis	...	Salinas
Felix Knight	...	Gypsy singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Bernard	...	Town Crier
Eddie Borden	...	Nobleman
Harry Bowen	...	Drunk
Lane Chandler
Bobby Dunn	...	Bartender
Andrea Leeds	...	Maid and Governess
Sam Lufkin	...	Shopkeeper, guard, pickpocket victim
Margaret Mann	...	Arnheim's mother
James C. Morton	...	Constable
Bob O'Connor	...	Waiter
Yogi	...	Yogi - the speaking bird

Runtime:

71 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1936) (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (1936) (re-rating) | Finland:K-12 (1996) | UK:U (re-rating) (1988) | UK:A (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Hal Roach Studios

Trivia:

This was Thelma Todd's last screen appearance before her controversial death. In an attempt to avoid associating the film with the notoriety surrounding the event, the plot was altered and many of her already-filmed scenes were re-shot.

Quotes:

Stanley: [was singing in high, feminine voice] Hello, Ollie.
Oliver: Why, you know that you've got a nice voice.
Stanley: Oh, I had a much nicer voice when I ran a nail through it. I rememb...
Oliver: [sarcastically] You ran a nail through it. Let me hear you sing that again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Projectionist (1971)

Soundtrack:

I Dreamt I Dwelled in Marble Halls

Feature and a Short

Bohemian Girl, The (1936)

*** (out of 4)

Laurel and Hardy end up taking care of a six year old girl not knowing she's really a princess. This isn't the best L&H feature out there but there's enough smiles and laughs to make it worth viewing once. I doubt I'd ever watch this one again but the potato scene with Laurel is hilarious as is the wine drinking scene. The film really picks up towards the end. Thelma Todd's final film.

Fixer-Uppers, The (1935)

*** (out of 4)

Laurel and Hardy are card salesmen who meet a woman who feels neglected by her husband. In order to make her husband jealous Hardy agrees to play the part of her lover but when the husband catches them he challenges Hardy to a duel. Several hysterical scenes are here including the kiss between the woman and Laurel and another wonderful segment involving a drunk who makes matters even worse.