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March of the Wooden Soldiers

Original title: Babes in Toyland
  • 1934
  • Passed
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
7.2K
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March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
Theatrical Trailer from MGM
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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.

  • Directors
    • Gus Meins
    • Charley Rogers
  • Writers
    • Frank Butler
    • Nick Grinde
    • Anna Alice Chapin
  • Stars
    • Stan Laurel
    • Oliver Hardy
    • Virginia Karns
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    7.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Gus Meins
      • Charley Rogers
    • Writers
      • Frank Butler
      • Nick Grinde
      • Anna Alice Chapin
    • Stars
      • Stan Laurel
      • Oliver Hardy
      • Virginia Karns
    • 72User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Babes in Toyland (1934)
    Trailer 3:27
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    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    Oliver Hardy, Billy Bletcher, Henry Brandon, Fred Holmes, Stan Laurel, Alice Moore, Tiny Sandford, and Marie Wilson 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)
    Terry Walker, Jean Darling, Johnny Downs, Charlotte Henry, Virginia Karns, Felix Knight, and Maurice Murphy in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)

    Top cast

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

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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 reviews72

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    Featured review
    9/10
    A personal holiday favorite
    I am a huge Laurel and Hardy fan, and while this may not be considered one of their great feature length films, I love to get this out for the December holidays. After the rest of the family watches "Wonderful Life", "Scrooge" and the Nutcracker, I pull this out and laugh until I cry. The only link to the holiday is the use of the "March of the Soldiers" music - but that's enough for me. Stan Laurel's ingenious battle tactics just send me into a fit.
    helpful•19
    3
    • dwhite-2
    • Dec 28, 2000

    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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