March of the Wooden Soldiers
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Actor: Alice Dahl, Billy Bletcher, Frank Austin, Jean Darling, William BurressBrand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
Cinematographer: Francis Corby
Cinematographer: Art Lloyd
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 77 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Legend Films
Movie Reviews of March of the Wooden Soldiers
Movie Review: A L&H Lovers Delight
Summary: 5 Stars
While I wouldn't rate this as Laurel & Hardy's best feature, it certainly rates in the top-5 and is quite enjoyable for the whole family (though as my 5-year old daughter can attest, smaller children may find the bogeymen in the last part of the story just a little too scary without Mom and Dad nearby!). L&H have several enjoyable routines, Henry Brandon does a wonderful overacting job as the evil Silas Barnaby, and -- for the men reading this -- Charlotte Henry plays a very fetching Bo-Peep!
As other reviews have pointed out, this DVD release contains both the original black-and-white version and a colorized version. While I am one who is glad the practice in the 80s and early 90s of bastardizing B&W classics by colorization is largely ended, I have to admit that colorization improves this film given it's fantasy nature (imagine what "The Wizard of Oz" would have been like if it had been in B&W...Dorothy skipping down the light-gray road just isn't the same!). The purist in me, though, is glad to see both available on this edition. That same purist is also delighted to see that, despite the name on the box, Legend's source material still has the original "Babes in Toyland" title in the opening credits (the title was changed to "March of the Wooden Soldiers" for a 1940s re-release, and it's had that title on every TV broadcast and DVD up until now).
Finally, and this is probably something only die-hard L&H fans like myself will appreciate, this DVD also contains the rarely seen "The Tree in a Test Tube". This short was produced by the federal government during WWII to show the public the variety of products containing wood. Supposedly L&H filmed this on their lunch hour, and it shows. It's only mildly amusing, but of course the main goal of the film was information, not entertainment.
In conclusion, if you are looking to buy a copy of this movie, this is the version to purchase. If you already own a copy, I would say there's no reason to buy this one unless you are a huge L&H fan and want a copy of this movie with the original opening credits or a copy of "The Tree in a Test Tube".
Summary of March of the Wooden Soldiers
Originally entitled "Babes in Toyland" and based on Victor Herbert's operetta this highly rated comedy/fantasy stars Laurel and Hardy as do-gooders trying to help the people of toyland fight an evil villain. A later version of this film was released in 1961 by Walt Disney.System Requirements:Run Time: 77 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 796019795845 Manufacturer No: 79584Comedy DVD Video
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