Way Out West

"They're wild west outlaws of trouble and trigger men!"

1937 1h 4m EN

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 232

ComedyWestern

Synopsis

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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.

“They're wild west outlaws of trouble and trigger men!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James W. Horne
Writers: Charley Rogers, Felix Adler, James Parrott
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James W. Horne, shot by Art Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marvin Hatley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Rosina Lawrence carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're wild west outlaws of trouble and trigger men!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0029747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James W. Horne directs. Art Lloyd behind the camera. Marvin Hatley scores. Bert Jordan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
289 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by James W. Horne, shot by Art Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marvin Hatley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Rosina Lawrence carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They're wild west outlaws of trouble and trigger men!".
8IMDB entry: tt0029747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Art Lloyd
Original score: Marvin Hatley
Editing: Bert Jordan
Makeup / hair: Jack Dawn
Runtime: 64 min · 1h 4m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Way Out West (1937)

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John Chard2017-06-24
★ 9/10
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
CinemaSerf2025-08-11
★ 7/10
This one sees our hapless duo sent on a mission to deliver the title deeds for a gold mine to the unsuspecting “Mary” (Rosina Lawrence). On the face of it, their task is actually going quite well. They arrive in the correct town and they haven’t lost the paperwork. No sooner do they encounter “Mickey Finn” (James Finlayson) though, than the wheels start to come off. Stan can’t keep his trap shut, and when “Mickey” realises that they have no idea what his ward looks like, he engages his pal “Lola” (Sharon Lynn) to impersonate “Mary”. Transaction sorted, and off they go - straight into the arms of an affable young gal who points out that she is the real intended for this largesse, so these two are going to have to go back and wrest the document, and a locket, from this unscrupulous pairing. All the while, the boys have an irate sheriff (Stanley Fields) on their back who wants them out of town after they inadvertently offended his wife (Vivien Oakland) on their stagecoach journey into “Brushwood Gulch”! What chance they can sort out this chaos? Of course jeopardy isn’t the name of the game, here, but along the way we have plenty of perfectly paced slapstick from two men who’s synchronised comedy timing works engagingly here. Finlayson also shines, joyously exuding the kind of dastardliness that used to tie damsels to railway tracks. Now I do think this film is too long and at times the scenarios are just a bit too obviously played out; but coupled together with a few cheery ditties - not least, “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine”, and some wonderfully bemused facial expressions from Laurel this takes a fun swipe at the pioneering spirit, elementary engineering and a good old dose of prospecting greed!