Laurel And Hardy: March Of The Wooden Soldiers [DVD]

I bought the B&W "Eureka Video" version to compliment my other boxset ( Laurel & Hardy - The Collection (21-disc Box Set) [DVD ]) as this was missing from that. The picture/audio quality is average and there are a of couple extras - biographies of Laurel and Hardy and a Stan Laurel short "Hustling for Health". There is no subtitles.In Babes in Toyland (March Of The Wooden Soldiers) Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy are at the top of their form, in this lavish rendition of Victor Herbert operetta. They are workers in a toy factory who need to help out the old lady who lives in the shoe with the mortgage. The man who owns the deed for the property, will give it to her if he can marry her unwilling daughter.

Most Laurel & Hardy films do not require colour. Their humour is such that no enhancement is needed, and it could even be a distraction. This film is the exception. By its very nature it cries out for colour, having as its base tales from the nursery. The colour process is excellent, being natural and bright. It almost looks as if that was the way it was originally filmed. The sound in this release is also much better than I have heard on other releases, although the musical numbers are still a little scratchy. It is an ideal introduction to Laurel and Hardy for children as they fit seamlessly into the Toy Town setting; however some smaller children may find the Bogey Land scenes somewhat frightening, although they are only a short part near the end, and obviously the bogey men are routed by the finish.

Excellent quality and service

Always wanted to watch this film, ive had the chance now and was not disappointed. Classic comedy with the lead duo however the comedy is toned down. Who says black and white film's are boring?

I am not a Laurel and Hardy at all and really got this because at this price I felt I couldnt go wrong and I'd seen the odd excerpt.I was very happily suprised,they were very good in this with some very laugh out loud lines.True the colour is a little off but you soon get used to it and you get engrossed in this ever so slightly trippy film with some bizarre elements(the three little pigs being a prime,and slightly disconcerting,example).All the nursery rhyme characters are here in some capacity or other all definately dressed in costume taken straight out of old illustrated childrens books .A fun nostalgic trip for adults and intelligent children who havent been rendered brain dead by computer games stations would like it too

march of the wooden solders by laurel and hardy .very rare film never seen it much on tv .but watched world wide by there fan club the laurel and hardy apreciaton sociaty the sons of the desert

I was intrigued to buy this as it was not in the Laurel & Harby box set I bought a few years ago even though it was in the Hal Roach era. This was a film I remembered seeing under the title of Babes in Toyland when I was a child. This is a black & white "talkie" version (no colourised version included) - it is a good copy and plays well. The film is worth buying as it is at the time Stan and Ollie were at their peak. It is interesting to watch and has that brother grimm style to it with the bogey men being a little scary (I believe this is the uncut version; apparently there are other versions that were tamed down as the bogey men were perceived to be too scary for young audiences). Some nice comic routines from two of the best comics ever. The extra silent movie on the disc is an early one with just Stan in it - personally I am not a big fan of the silents so can't get too excited about this, but interesting for one watch to see how Stan developed his comic technique. However the main feature is well worth any L & H fan purchasing.

Bought this as it was one of the 3 L&H Hal Roach full length feature films not included in the 21 disc Universal box set. Picture quality is excellent & so far as I can see is the full uncut version of this film (some other dvd releases have been edited). Highly recommended to all avid L&H fans.