Way Out West
Way Out West
NR | 16 April 1937 (USA)
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Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Doomtomylo

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Taraparain

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Raymond Sierra

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

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Prismark10

I watched this with my teenage son. It is the first time he has seen a Laurel and Hardy film (just tells you how rarely Laurel and Hardy are shown on television these days.) He laughed like a loon.Not a surprise although it is one of their longer length films it still has a lot of knockabout comedy and the song and dance numbers compliment the film rather than get in the way.Laurel & Hardy go west to Brushwood Gulch to deliver the deeds to a goldmine and a locket to a dead prospector's daughter.However a saloon owner (James Finlayson) conspires with his wife to pretend to be the daughter. Once the duo realise their error, they try to retrieve the deeds which involves a mule lifting Hardy up.It really is silly slapstick and a lot of fun.

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thejcowboy22

A compilation of gags,pratfalls,physical comedy, funny dialogue song and dance makes this Laurel & Hardy adventure all the more entertaining. There's a tickling scene as a fight for a deed to a gold mine ensues resulting in an infectious laughing from Stanley. The only mystery about this movie with all their clumsiness is how did they pick the lock on the security gate? The block and tackle scene is also memorable as things fall in reverse as the Mule is airlifted but that you'll have to witness for yourself. Ollie receives most of the abuse in the department of physical comedy falling into deep puddles and getting his head stuck in a floor. Seeing is believing and I believe that this comedy is one of their best!

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Prichards12345

I can add very little to previous reviews of this film, save to say it's still one of my favourite comedies from Stan and Ollie. Endearing - almost a celebration of cinema's greatest gagsters - Way Out West is just a film to love and a film to laugh with.Laurel and Hardy come to Brushwood Gulch to deliver a deed to a goldmine to a young daughter left behind when her late father went prospecting. And of course they get stiffed by the irresistible rascal Jimmy Finlayson. This is one of Fin's best showings: those close ups of his reaction when Stan and Ollie hand over the deed had me in stitches.Of course there is also the wonderful chemistry of the stars themselves. Their dance to "At The Ball That's All" is a perfect joy, and who can forget "On the Trail Of The Lonesome Pine"? And there's the wonderful running gag of Ollie disappearing to the bottom of a muddy pond (never Stan!), the highjinks of burgling Fin's house to get the deed back and the wonderful tickling assault on Stan. I struggle to believe that some reviewers don't care much for this film. Well, each to his own.The Marx Brothers even borrowed the central plot for Go West, which is far from their best effort. As much as I love the Marxes I much prefer this version. The comedian's age may show a little but they are still the best.

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colbhoy

Having just received the L&H complete collection, this is the first of the feature length films that I have watched, although I have seen it a few times in the past.The acid test of a comedy is if you laugh at it even when watching alone. I can confirm that I did, I'm surprised that I didn't wake up my wife and daughters during the scene where Stan is being tickled. The dance routine is pure gold (and Ollie is surprisingly nimble for a big man).For the musical scenes and also Stan's tickling scene, this probably cements Way Out West as the best feature length movie that the boys made. This is of course a matter for debate.

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