Laurel & Hardy: Way Out West [VHS]

Laurel & Hardy: Way Out West [VHS]
by James W. Horne

Laurel & Hardy: Way Out West [VHS]

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Actor: James Finlayson, Oliver Hardy, Rosina Lawrence, Sharon Lynn, Stan Laurel
Director: James W. Horne
Writer: James W. Horne
Producer: Hal Roach
Writer: Arthur V. Jones
Writer: Charley Rogers
Writer: Felix Adler
Writer: Jack Jevne
Writer: James Parrott
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 65 minutes
Release Date: 1997-10-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay

VHS Movie Reviews of Laurel & Hardy: Way Out West [VHS]

Movie Review: Great Laurel and Hardy Video
Summary: 4 Stars

If you're not already a Laurel and Hardy fan, this movie might just convert you. Laurel is as confused as usual and Hardy is as smoothe with the ladies as ever (not!). We especially liked Laurel's assertion that he, too, is a southerner!

Movie Review: SIMPLY AMONG THEIR BEST
Summary: 5 Stars

Way Out West is generally regarded as Laurel and Hardy's best feature film.Next to Sons Of The Desert.It is the only other L&H film to be a Stan Laurel Production(the other being Our Relations from a year earlier).Definetly one of my favourite L&H films.Not a dull moment in the movie.Rarely do we actually see Stan laugh.Not only is this one of their films where Oliver sings beautifully,but Stan also sings with a cartoonish trick voice.There are a lot of special effects in this movie as well.Such as Stan igniting his thumb,the boys running away from the sheriff in fast motion,and Stan trying to pull Ollie out of a trapdoor by the head and stretching Ollie's neck impossibley high in the process.
Way Out West was definetly a must for my Laurel & Hardy collection!

Movie Review: Singing Comedians
Summary: 4 Stars

In this film Stan and Ollie are sent out West to deliver an inheritance to a nice, sweet girl who is unfairly treated by her mean guardians Mr. Finn and his wife. The inheritance is a deed to a gold mine, and when the greedy Mr. Finn hears of this he disguises his wife as the girl who is supposed to get the deed, and Stan and Ollie are duped into giving the deed to the wrong person as a result. In the end though, after much effort, the deed is restored to the proper and deserving person, and she heads down south to Dixie with Stan and Ollie, Stan being from the South himself ("the South of London").

I used to love this film as a kid. I laughed so much when Ollie told Stan, "If you don't eat that hat, I'll tie you to a tree and let the buzzards get ya." I still love this movie, but not as much as I used to. I've developed more of a taste for faster-paced comedies like the Three Stooges and the Marx Brothers. Still, this film is wonderful. I think it was my favorite Laurel and Hardy film because it was colorized, and the color does look great, but it would still be a wonderful film on a black and white TV. The physical comedy is top notch; I particularly like the part where Ollie's neck is stretched beyond belief, and the part where Ollie's hefty weight accidentally pulls an old mule onto a balcony, and the part where Ollie ties Mr. Finn up to a chandelier. I think the guy that played Mr. Finn is a Laurel and Hardy regular but I'm not sure. In this movie he had a smoking hot wife, even by today's standards. Mr. Finn had money of course, so that's how his whole relationship with the gold digger started. They didn't even sleep in the same room. To be fair though, I guess back then the entertainment industry couldn't show two people in the same bed.

This movie had some really great songs, and it shows you how long ago comedians could often sing and dance as well. I really like the yodeling song at the beginning of the film and the "Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia" song. Without musical interludes such as these, this film wouldn't have been half as good as it was.

I thought the funniest part in the movie was when they opened the door for the Sheriff. That's just great writing right there. However, it's a joke I don't want to spoil by telling it in advance. Just trust me, it's funny. Also believe me when I say that this is a good movie.

Movie Review: So where's the DVD???
Summary: 5 Stars

Does anyone know why so many of the minor shorts are available from L&H...but this classic is still only available on VHS? Is it a public domain film? Why isn't it a Criterion DVD? Every piece of garbage from last year is available on DVD...but not this...and so many other classics!

Movie Review: Best Laurel & Hardy Flick
Summary: 5 Stars

I used to think "Flying Deuces" was the best Laurel & Hardy flick. That is of course until I saw this picture..."Way Out West" is the funniest Laurel & Hardy picture I've seen. It involved a deed for a goldmine left to Mary Roberts and Laurel & Hardy have to deliver the deed. Unfortunately they meet up with Mary Roberts guardians...the Woman Lola pretends to be Mary and gets the deed from Laurel & Hardy...realizing their mistake later on when meeting the real Mary Roberts Laurel & Hardy must go and get back the deed, leading into some hilarious moments. A must have for a Laurel & Hardy fan and just a great overall comedy for any comedy fan.

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Summary of Laurel & Hardy: Way Out West [VHS]

One of Laurel and Hardy's greatest efforts in the full-length form. They play a pair of unlikely prospectors whose best pal has died, leaving the deed to a rich gold mine. It's up to them to deliver the deed to his daughter. She, however, is a scullery maid in the saloon of unsavory Jimmy Finlayson, who tries to pass off his own wife as the grieving heiress. This film includes several classic moments, including a delightful song-and-dance by L&H and a struggle over the deed itself, in which Stanley is tickled nearly to death. Try to avoid laughing at Laurel's infectious braying--it can't be done. --Marshall Fine

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