Babes in Toyland (1934 film)
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, and March of the Wooden Soldiers, a 73-minute abridged version.
Theatrical release poster
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum
Radio Pictures announcement for musical film version of Babes in Toyland (1930) which was never realized.
Publicity still
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy team during the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in the silent film era, they later successfully transitioned to "talkies". From the late 1920s to the mid-1950s, they were internationally famous for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy, childlike friend to Hardy's pompous bully. Their signature theme song, known as "The Cuckoo Song", "Ku-Ku", or "The Dance of the Cuckoos" was heard over their films' opening credits, and became as emblematic of them as their bowler hats.
Stan Laurel, c. 1930
Oliver Hardy without his trademark moustache in Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
Laurel and Hardy in The Lucky Dog (1921)
Laurel and Hardy with Lupe Vélez in Hollywood Party (1934)