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March of the Wooden Soldiers

Original title: Babes in Toyland
  • 19341934
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
6.8K
YOUR RATING
March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
Theatrical Trailer from MGM
Play trailer3:27
1 Video
79 Photos
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Fantasy
Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toylan... Read allOpposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
6.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Gus Meins
    • Charley Rogers
  • Writers
    • Frank Butler(screen play)
    • Nick Grinde(screen play)
    • Anna Alice Chapin(libretto)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Virginia Karns
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Gus Meins
    • Charley Rogers
  • Writers
    • Frank Butler(screen play)
    • Nick Grinde(screen play)
    • Anna Alice Chapin(libretto)
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Virginia Karns
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 70User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

    Babes in Toyland (1934)
    Trailer 3:27
    Babes in Toyland (1934)

    Photos79

    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Charlotte Henry and Felix Knight in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy, Frank Austin, Henry Brandon, John George, Stan Laurel, and Florence Roberts in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy, William Burgess, and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Alice Dahl, Jean Darling, Johnny Downs, Charlotte Henry, Virginia Karns, and Felix Knight in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Henry Brandon and Charlotte Henry in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy, Pete Gordon, and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy, Pete Gordon, and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy, Charlotte Henry, and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy, Billy Bletcher, Henry Brandon, Jean Darling, Charlotte Henry, Stan Laurel, and Kewpie Morgan in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Henry Brandon, Charlotte Henry, Felix Knight, and Florence Roberts in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)

    Top cast

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    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Stannie Dumas Stannie Dum
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Ollie Deeas Ollie Dee
    Virginia Karns
    Virginia Karns
    • Mother Gooseas Mother Goose
    Charlotte Henry
    Charlotte Henry
    • Bo-Peepas Bo-Peep
    Felix Knight
    Felix Knight
    • Tom-Tomas Tom-Tom
    Florence Roberts
    Florence Roberts
    • Widow Peepas Widow Peep
    Henry Brandon
    Henry Brandon
    • Silas Barnabyas Silas Barnaby
    • (as Henry Kleinbach)
    Ernie Alexander
    • Townsmanas Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Alexander
    Richard Alexander
    • King's Guardas King's Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Austin
    Frank Austin
    • Justice of the Peaceas Justice of the Peace
    • (uncredited)
    Florine Baile
    • Girlas Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Baker
    Eddie Baker
    • Dunkeras Dunker
    • (uncredited)
    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • Schoolboyas Schoolboy
    • (uncredited)
    Georgie Billings
    • Schoolboyas Schoolboy
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Bimbo
    • Jack in the Boxas Jack in the Box
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Chief of Policeas Chief of Police
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Borden
    Eddie Borden
    • Demon Bogeymanas Demon Bogeyman
    • (uncredited)
    Carl R. Botefuhr
    Carl R. Botefuhr
    • Schoolboyas Schoolboy
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Gus Meins
      • Charley Rogers
    • Writers
      • Frank Butler(screen play)
      • Nick Grinde(screen play)
      • Anna Alice Chapin(libretto) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Hal Roach signed Henry Brandon to play Barnaby after seeing him play the evil old Lawyer Cribbs in the long-running Los Angeles stage melodrama "The Drunkard". Roach wasn't aware that Brandon was only 21 at the time, and demanded to know where the old man was when Brandon appeared at his office. Heavy makeup made Brandon credible as the old Barnaby, a role he repeated in Our Gang Follies of 1938 (1937).
    • Goofs
      The wooden soldier, brought out as a demonstration model by Stannie and Ollie, blinks in one shot.
    • Quotes

      Ollie Dee: Well, Good-bye and good luck.

      Stannie Dum: What do you mean, good-bye? I'm not going with you?

      Ollie Dee: Why, no. You have to stay here with Barnaby. You're married to him.

      Stannie Dum: [starting to cry] I don't want to stay here with him.

      Ollie Dee: Why?

      Stannie Dum: I don't love him.

      [blubbers]

    • Crazy credits
      (main title of re-release version) March of the Wooden Soldiers formerly Babes in Toyland
    • Alternate versions
      Some prints omit the opening verses of the song "Toyland" ("When you've grown up, my dears", etc.), and begin the song with the main chorus ("Toyland, Toyland," etc.). Other prints omit Mother Goose's vocal of the song entirely, and have only the chorus singing the song.
    • Connections
      Edited into Dick und Doof - Superschau des Lachens (1966)
    • Soundtracks
      Toyland
      (1903) (uncredited)

      Music by Victor Herbert

      Lyrics by Glen MacDonough

      Played during the opening credits

      Sung by Virginia Karns and Chorus

    User reviews70

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Great Film
    I know many people will not watch this for many reasons. The excuses range from "I Hate Black and White Movies", "I Do Not Like Old Movies" ,"I herd this was stupid", "I never Herd of this", and so many others.

    Well this film is "Dated" but its also part of its charm. This film stars "Laurel and Hardy" and it is a delightful surprise. Think of this film as the inspiration for the "Shrek" films.

    In this film A woman is about to lose her home. Stannie Dumb (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy), live in a shoe (as in the nursery rhyme There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe), along with Mother Peep (the Old Woman), Bo Peep (Charlotte Henry), a mouse resembling Mickey Mouse (and actually played by a live monkey in a costume), and many other children. The mortgage on the shoe is owned by the villainous Silas Barnaby (Henry Brandon), who is looking to marry Bo Peep. Knowing the Widow Peep is having a difficult time paying the mortgage, Barnaby offers the old woman an ultimatum – unless Bo Peep agrees to marry him he will foreclose on the shoe. Widow Peep refuses, but is worried about where she'll get the money to pay the mortgage. Ollie offers her all the money he has stored away in his savings can, only to learn that Stannie has taken it to buy peewees (a favored toy consisting of a wooden peg with tapered ends that rises in the air when struck with a stick near one end and is then caused to fly through the air by being struck again with the stick). He and Stannie set out to get the money for the mortgage from their boss, the Toymaker (William Burress). But Stannie has mixed up an order from Santa Claus (building 100 wooden soldiers at six feet tall, instead of 600 soldiers at one foot tall) and one of the soldiers, when activated, wrecks the toy shop. Stannie and Ollie are fired without getting the money.

    I don't want to tell too much more but truest me the film is fast paced and its never boring.

    Give it a try!
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    FAQ1

    • Are Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee based on actual nursery rhymes or were they made up for the film?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 14, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Babes in Toyland
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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