Way Out West

WAY OUT WEST(U)

D: James W. Horne

MGM/Hal Roach (Stan Laurel)

US 1937

66 mins

Comedy/Western

W: Jack Jevne, Charles Rogers, James Parrott & Felix Adler

DP: Art Lloyd & Walter Lundin

Ed: Bert Jordan

Mus: Marvin Hatley

Stan Laurel (Stan), Oliver Hardy (Oliver), James Finlayson (Mickey Finn), Sharon Lynne (Lola Marcel), Rosina Lawrence (Mary Roberts)

Quite possibly Laurel & Hardy's most well known feature, starring the hapless duo as their usual selves, travelling to the small town of Brushwood Gulch to deliver a gold mine deed to a young woman, only to fall foul of an unscrupulous bar owner and his gold digging wife.

The film features two of Laurel & Hardy's better known musical routines and the slapstick humour is brilliantly timed.

Worth watching, even if you're not a huge fan of the comedy partners.

8/10