Pack Up Your Troubles

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Pack Up Your Troubles is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy film directed by George Marshall and Raymond McCarey.

[edit] Plot

The film begins in 1917 with Stan (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is kidnapped and killed by the enemy during a battle.

After the War is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reuinte Eddie's baby daughter (Jacquie Lyn) with her rightful family. The task proves both momumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name "Smith".

[edit] Trivia

The World War I army tank that appears in the film is not a prop, but an actual tank on loan from the 160th Tank Corps of Salinas, California.
Co-director George Marshall plays the knife-wielding chef. When the actor intended for the role did not turn up, Marshall filled in.
The scene where the little girl tells Stan the story of Goldilocks and Stan falls asleep was originally written for Oliver Hardy.