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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Jack Jevne (story) &
Charley Rogers (story) ...
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Release Date:
16 April 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A Rumble Of Roars That Ends In A Laff Riot ! more
Plot:
Stan and Ollie are charged with delivering the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Reviews:
A lot of weather we've been having lately! more (44 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Stan Laurel ... Stan

Oliver Hardy ... Ollie
Sharon Lynn ... Lola Marcel (as Sharon Lynne)
James Finlayson ... Mickey Finn
Rosina Lawrence ... Mary Roberts / Stan's falsetto (voice)
Stanley Fields ... Sheriff
Vivien Oakland ... Sheriff's Wife
Dinah ... Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The Avalon Boys ... Themselves
Don Brookins ... One of The Avalon Boys (as The Avalon Boys)
Art Green ... One of The Avalon Boys (as The Avalon Boys)
Walter Trask ... One of The Avalon Boys (as The Avalon Boys)
Chill Wills ... One of the Avalon Boys / Stan's bass singing (as The Avalon Boys)
Victor Adamson ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Hank Bell ... Audience at Saloon (uncredited)
Harry Bernard ... Man eating at bar (uncredited)
Eddie Borden ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Ed Brandenburg ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Sammy Brooks ... Brushwood Gulch citizen (uncredited)
Fritzi Brunette ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Fred Cady ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Ben Corbett ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson ... Janitor (uncredited)
Lester Dorr ... Cowboy (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll ... Paw, Bearded miner at saloon (uncredited)
Bobby Dunn ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Flora Finch ... Maw (uncredited)
Mary Gordon ... Cook (uncredited)
Jack Hill ... Finn's Employee (uncredited)
Carol Holloway ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Helen Holmes ... Woman in audience at Saloon (uncredited)
James Horne Jr. ... Bit part (uncredited)
John Ince ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Cornelius Keefe ... Worker at Mickey Finn's (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin ... Stagecoach baggage handler (uncredited)
Jim Mason ... Patron (uncredited)
George Miller ... Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Mills ... Bartender (uncredited)
Art Mix ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Frank Montgomery ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
James C. Morton ... Bartender (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Saloon Waiter (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... Waiter (uncredited)
Dave Pepper ... Bartender (uncredited)
Art Rowlands ... Card player (uncredited)
Cy Slocum ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones ... Janitor (uncredited)
May Wallace ... Cook (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford ... Audience at Saloon (uncredited)
Jay Wilsey ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe ... Audience at saloon (uncredited)
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Directed by
James W. Horne 
 
Writing credits
Jack Jevne (story) &
Charley Rogers (story) (as Charles Rogers)

Charley Rogers (screenplay) (as Charles Rogers) &
Felix Adler (screenplay) &
James Parrott (screenplay)

James W. Horne  uncredited
Arthur V. Jones  uncredited

Produced by
Stan Laurel .... producer
Hal Roach .... producer
 
Original Music by
Marvin Hatley (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Art Lloyd 
Walter Lundin 
 
Film Editing by
Bert Jordan 
 
Art Direction by
Arthur I. Royce 
 
Set Decoration by
William Stevens (settings) (as W.L. Stevens)
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
William H. Terhune .... unit manager (uncredited)
Sidney S. Van Keuren .... production supervisor (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chet Brandenburg .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
William Randall .... sound
Elmer Raguse .... sound recording supervisor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Roy Seawright .... photographic effects
 
Stunts
Ham Kinsey .... stunt double: Stan Laurel (uncredited)
Harvey Parry .... stunts (uncredited)
Cy Slocum .... stunt double: Oliver Hardy (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Stax Graves .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Harry Black .... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Marvin Hatley .... musical director
Leroy Shield .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Nathaniel Shilkret .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Charles Morton .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
65 min | 63 min (TCM print)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In a tribute to Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934) Stan Laurel flags down a coach by baring his leg. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Stan, Ollie, and Mary are running away from Mickey and Lola, and they shut the security gate on them, from the inside POV shot, you see Mickey just run up to the gate and stop, but from the outside POV, Mickey's head is through the gate. more
Quotes:
Oliver: A lot of weather we've been having lately! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Sliders: Way Out West (#4.18)" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Cheyenne more

FAQ

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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
A lot of weather we've been having lately!, 9 February 2006
10/10
Author: krorie from Van Buren, Arkansas

This western spoof is almost as good as "Sons of the Desert" and that's saying a mouthful. Both films are two of the funniest ever made by Hollywood. The debate amongst film buffs as to which one is better will undoubtedly go on till the demise of movies so just lean back and enjoy both of them.

While "Sons of the Desert" has the bonus of Charlie Chase adding even more mirth to the picture, "Way Out West" has two bonuses: Chill Wills and his Avalon boys who aid Stan and Ollie in two of their finest song and dance routines, and the king of the double take James Finlayson as Mickey Finn (a moniker that would have made W.C. Fields proud), who appeared in many Laurel and Hardy shorts. The talented Rosina Lawrence as Mary Roberts is also an added attraction.

Stan, Ollie, and their mule, who almost steals the show toward the end when being accidentally hoisted upstairs by a rope and pulley, are to deliver a deed for a gold mine to an orphan whose guardians are determined to steal the mine from her once they are informed unintentionally by Stanley. The slapstick and funny lines fly fast and furious throughout the 65 minutes. Even the song and dance numbers are hilarious. To read some of the best lines, note IMDb's quotes from the movie.

A friendly word of advice: Be sure and don't try using any of Ollie's pick-up lines. They don't work. For some reason cooing to a woman "a lot of weather we've been having lately" won't get you anywhere.

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