Babes in Toyland

"1½ hours of hilarious laughter!"

1934 1h 18m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 164

FantasyComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.

“1½ hours of hilarious laughter!”

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Cast

Stan Laurel
Stannie Dum
Oliver Hardy
Ollie Dee
Charlotte Henry
Little Bo Peep
Henry Brandon
Silas Barnaby
Felix Knight
Tom-Tom Piper
Virginia Karns
Mother Goose
Florence Roberts
The Widow Peep
Richard Alexander
King's Guard (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gus Meins
Writers: Frank Butler, Nick Grindé
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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92 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gus Meins, shot by Kenneth Peach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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CAST

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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Charlotte Henry carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "1½ hours of hilarious laughter!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0024852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gus Meins directs. Kenneth Peach behind the camera. 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 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
292 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Gus Meins, shot by Kenneth Peach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Bert Jordan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Charlotte Henry carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "1½ hours of hilarious laughter!".
7IMDB entry: tt0024852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "holiday", "fairy tale", "musical", "based on play or musical".
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.