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Way Out West

Way Out West

  • Status: Released
  • 16-04-1937
  • Runtime: 64 min
  • Score: 7.06
  • Vote count: 211

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Rosina Lawrence

Mary Roberts / Stan's falsetto (voice)

James Finlayson

Mickey Finn

Sharon Lynn

Lola Marcel

Chill Wills

Lead Singer of the Avalon Boys / Stan's Bass Singing (uncredited)

Stanley Fields

Sheriff

Vivien Oakland

Sheriff's Wife

Flora Finch

Maw (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Janitor

Eddie Borden

Barfly (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

Stagecoach Baggage Handler (uncredited)

Frank Mills

Bartender (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Cowboy (uncredited)

John Chard

The boys spoof the western with joyous results. Running at just over one hour long, this Laurel & Hardy film is a none stop gag fest, both visually and orally. Perhaps more well known for being the film that contains the famous "Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" sequence, it should be noted that that scene is merely a part of a structured romp. Stan & Ollie are asked to deliver a gold mine deed to a young lady by the name of Mary Roberts (Rosina Lawrence), naturally they get embroiled in some daft shenanigans as they are duped by the devious duo of Mickey Finn (a delightfully fiendish James Finlayson) & Lola Marcel (Sharon Lynne) into handing over the deed to them instead of the rightful heir. After learning they have been conned we then follow the chaotic attempts of Stan & Ollie to recover the deed and give it to the real Mary. Watch as the boys get maximum laughter out of a hole in Stan's shoe, see Ollie's neck stretched, you will believe that a mule can fly, and embrace the rib tickler that is a saloon chase sequence late in the piece. Throw in a delightful dance routine the guys do to "At The Ball, That's All," and you have a simple recipe brought to the boil with wonderful results. End result? Comedy gold. 9/10