Way Out West (1937 film)
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| Way Out West | |
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 Original Way Out West theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | James W. Horne |
| Produced by | Stan Laurel Hal Roach |
| Written by | Jack Jevne Charley Rogers Felix Adler James Parrott |
| Starring | Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Rosina Lawrence |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | April 16, 1937 (USA) |
| Running time | 65 min. |
| Language | English |
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Way Out West is a Laurel and Hardy comedy film released in 1937. It was directed by James W. Horne, produced by Stan Laurel and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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[edit] Plot
Stan and Ollie must deliver the deeds to a gold mine to a poor young woman. They are duped into giving the deeds to the guardians of the young woman and have to get them back.
[edit] Cast
[edit] Quotes
- Ollie to the Sheriffs wife : "A lot of weather we've been having lately"
- Lola : "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."
Lola : "Oh it can't be, what did he die of?"
Stan : "I think he died of a Tuesday, or was it Wednesday..."
[edit] Film Soundtrack
The film's score was composed by Marvin Hatley and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The film includes two famous songs, firstly "Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" sung by Laurel and Hardy except for a few lines by Chill Wills and Rosina Lawrence. And secondly "At The Ball, That's All" sung by The Avalon Boys and accompanied by Laurel and Hardy performing an extended dance routine, one which they rehearsed endlessly.
"Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" was released as a single in Britain in 1975 backed by "Honolulu Baby" from Sons Of The Desert reaching number 2 in the British charts.
[edit] Trivia
- In 2000 readers of Total Film magazine voted Way Out West the 26th greatest comedy film of all time.
- It was released to theatres on April 16, 1937.
- This film was the second picture for which Stan Laurel was credited as producer (the first was 1936's Our Relations); Laurel had served in that capacity uncredited for the duo's entire career. The executive producer was Hal Roach.
[edit] See also
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