Way Out West

1937
G
1h 6m

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7.6/10

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Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and Sharon Lynn in Way Out West (1937)

Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.

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Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

9.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Sharon Lynn

Lola Marcel
(as Sharon Lynne)

James Finlayson

Mickey Finn

Rosina Lawrence

Mary Roberts

Stanley Fields

Sheriff

Vivien Oakland

Sheriff's Wife

Don Brookins

Member of the Singing Quartette
(as The Avalon Boys)

Art Green

Member of the Singing Quartette
(as The Avalon Boys)

Walter Trask

Member of the Singing Quartette
(as The Avalon Boys)

Chill Wills

Lead Singer of the Singing Quartette
(as The Avalon Boys)
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Dinah

The Mule

Victor Adamson

Barfly
(uncredited)

Silver Tip Baker

Townsman
(uncredited)

Hank Bell

Barfly
(uncredited)

Harry Bernard

Man Eating at Bar
(uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Barfly
(uncredited)

Ed Brandenburg

Barfly
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Although credited as "A Stan Laurel Production," Stan really didn't produce the picture; it was a gesture from Hal Roach after one of their squabbles. "Producer" is one of the few things Stan didn't do on a picture; he wrote, directed, supervised and edited, all without credit.

Goofs
When The Avalon Boys are singing "At The Ball, That's All", there is only one verse to the song that is sung 5-6 times. The first two times it's sung, The Avalon Boys' lips are moving, but for the rest, they sit whilst the song continues, obviously not singing, as their lips are no longer moving. They just watch Stan and Ollie dance.

Quotes
Lola Marcel, the Singing Nightingale: Tell me, tell me about my dear, dear Daddy! Is it true that he's dead?
Stan: Well, we hope he is, they buried him.

Alternate versions
This film was one of the first few features to be released in a computer-colorized version.

Connections
Edited into Brooklyn Bridge (1981)

Soundtracks
Will You Be My Lovey-Dovey?
(1936) (uncredited)
Music by Marvin Hatley
Lyrics by Portia Lanning
Performed by Sharon Lynn and Chorus

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Featured review

10/10

A masterpiece, one of L&H's best

WAY OUT WEST

Aspect ratio: 1.37:1

Sound format: Mono

(Black and white)

Stan and Ollie are robbed of the deed to a valuable gold mine by a couple of fortune hunters (James Finlayson and Sharon Lynn).

One of Laurel and Hardy's most fondly remembered productions, WAY OUT WEST features career-best material, including a chase around the villain's apartment ("Ah-hah!" "Oh-hoh!" "Ee-hee!"), three wonderful musical interludes, and one of cinema's most priceless set-pieces: Stan and Ollie's soft-shoe shuffle outside a saloon as the Avalon Boys sing 'At the Ball'! Director James Horne was also responsible for many of L&H's short films, and his no-frills style is eminently suited to proceedings: Every routine is reduced to its basic components, all the better to 'sell' the gags, both visual and spoken. The film opened in 1937 to a number of lukewarm reviews, but has since secured its place within movie history. A bona fide masterpiece.

NB. The Avalon Boys included prolific character actor Chill Wills among their number (he also provides Stan's 'deep voice' during 'Trail of the Lonesome Pine'), and some of the incidental music was written by Irving Berlin! Neither of these gentlemen are credited on the print itself.