March of the Wooden Soldiers
March of the Wooden Soldiers (aka Babes in Toyland) is a classic 1934 Christmas family movie starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
Ollie Dee and Stanley 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 into marrying Stanley Dum instead of Bo Peep. Enraged, Barnaby unleashes the bogeymen from their caverns to destroy Toyland.
Restored & in colour. Original B&W version also included.
Critic Reviews:
- " The film is an authentic children's entertainment and quite the merriest of its kind that Hollywood has turned loose on the nation's screens in a long time. " – Andre Sennwald
- " Revenge, Christmas, and big wooden men, does it get any better than that? Sometimes, it is really best not to analyze too deeply, just enjoy the insanity. " – Dorothy Woodend
- " Keeps the delicious nightmare fuel flowing. " – Fernando F. Croce
Region 0: All Regions. From the Christmas Family Movie Collection.