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Babes in Toyland

Babes in ToylandAn Evening with Mr.Laurel & Mr.Hardy
Babes in Toyland

  • Time: 7:00 PM
  • Date: Friday, April 9, 2010
  • Place: HBLL Auditorium, 1st Floor; Admission is free; arrive early for seats.

About the Event:
Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlotte Henry, Felix Knight, Henry Kleinbach.
In  this delightful adaptation of the Victor Herbert musical, Stannie Dee and Ollie Dum inhabit a storybook world that includes Mother Goose, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Little Bo Peep, Santa Claus, the dreaded Bogeymen, and Silas Barnaby, the “meanest man in the world.” What keeps the film from being strictly children’s fare are the inspired routines of Laurel and Hardy.  To Stan Laurel, this became a very personal project, conceiving and planning the comedy scenes from beginning to end. “Stan Laurel thought it had the fewest imperfections and the greatest entertainment value of all his films,” wrote one film historian. Variety wrote, “It is a gorgeous fairytale which gives everything to Laurel and Hardy and to which, in return, they give their happiest best.” Generations have enjoyed this lilting retelling of the classic story. Since its initial release, it has been heavily edited and released under other titles. We are pleased to show a rare, original-length print of this memorable film.

Hal Roach/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1934. 79 mins. Director: Charles Rogers and Gus Miens.