Babes in Toyland (1934)
- Directed by
- Gordon Douglas, Charley Rogers, Gus Meins
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film, buddy film, musical film, Christmas film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 159 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Laurel and Hardy are bumbling toy makers in the magical land of Toyland. They must stop a villainous miser from evicting innocent residents and ruining Christmas.
whimsicalplayfulcheerfulmusicalslapstickfantasticallightheartednostalgic
What happens
Babes in Toyland is a Laurel and Hardy musical Christmas film released on November 30, 1934. The film is also known by the alternative titles Laurel and Hardy in Toyland, Revenge Is Sweet (the 1948 European reissue title), and March of the Wooden Soldiers (in the United States), a 73-minute abridged version. Based on Victor Herbert's popular 1903 operetta Babes in Toyland, the film was produced by Hal Roach, directed by Gus Meins and Charles Rogers, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. There are two computer-colorized versions between The Samuel Goldwyn Company in 1991 and Legend Films in 2006. Although the 1934 film makes use of many of the characters in the original play, as well as several of the songs, the plot is almost completely unlike that of the original stage production. In contrast to the stage version, the film's story takes place entirely in Toyland, which is inhabited by Mother Goose (Virginia Karns) and other well-known fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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