March Of The Wooden Soldiers in Color!

Imagine an enchanted fantasy world of timeless characters and magical moments where nothing goes right for toy makers, Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee. Based on the original Babes in Toyland, this movie is a dazzling spectacle of 6-foot wooden soldiers, Mother Goose characters and the beloved team of Laurel & Hardy. This holiday classic is perfect for the Christmas season. In vibrant color and restored!

[@Crazeyfor67]

This movie is wonderful. The story, the acting, the singing, everything. The work that went into building the sets is amazing. The people responsible for making this classic had a vision that brought joy, laughter, and something to never forget to children and adults. Thank you.

[@theproplady]

This color version of the film is much better than the older one,

[@jamesobrien525]

Yes ... definitely ... and the process used to color the original black and white film ... called "colorization" ... is an interesting process ... a long laborious process ... you may want to check out.

[@jimobrien3535]

yes ... they did a great job colorizing it

[@JessicaChastainFan]

One of the greatest films ever made!

[@jamesobrien525]

Totally agree ... 88 years old and still fun to watch.

[@sejinoh1970]

Agree

[@jimobrien3535]

.. and so excellently colorized

[@jimobrien3535]

I agree. I have enjoyed watching "The March of the Wooden Soldiers" many times ... enough times to notice little mistakes others are unlikely to spot. When Ollie is reading Stan's I.O.U. note ... Ollie pulls the note out of the can right-side up (a little mistake on his part) ... and Stan turns it over (as rehearsed) but he is actually turning the note upside down. Also... when Bo Peep and Tom Tom are sitting on the bench side-by-side ... just prior to being surprised by the crowd ... Tom Tom has his left arm around Bo Peep's shoulders ... and then he looks over his LEFT shoulder (at the crowd) but in the next shot Tom Tom is looking over his RIGHT shoulder and his arm is not around Bo Peep. (the director should have caught that one) And ... When Stan is waiting to be "ducked" ("duck" is a word used when dunking is a formal punishment ... appropriately used in the movie) and when Stan is saying that he doesn't have to get wet ... and Ollie pushes into the water ... Stan is wearing a cloak ... but when he stands up in the pool of water ... he is not wearing the cloak. Also .. when Stan and Ollie go over to Barnaby's home ... with Ollie in the box ... and Stan looks up to the window ... he lifts up his mask and talks to Barnaby. In the next shot Stan talks to Ollie ... and again pulls up his mask .. when it is already up (or should have been anyway ...if the scene had the proper "continuity"). Finally ... when Stan is dressed as a bride ... and after his veil is removed ... and after Barnaby leaves the house ... notice a woman's face in the background. You can see her face only when it is Stan talking ("I don't love him") You can see the face of a woman ... who is sitting on a chair there (the chair can be seen in earlier scenes) ... an unbelievable mistake to allow .. likely a member of the crew ... to sit there while the scene is being filmed in front of her.

[@Star92377]

It's been a tradition every Christmas for me and my brothers I try to keep it going for the kids as well I love it

[@kevinbeck6785]

Beautiful, we have Home Alone on every Christmas morning 🤶🧑‍🎄🎅

[@jimobrien3535]

it used to come on every Thanksgiving ... on scheduled TV ... for some reason

[@kevinbeck6785]

Laurel and Hardy the Greatest of all time, pity their films are not shown more often for the new generation 😀😀

[@wayneramquist367]

Awesome film watch it every Christmas ⛄🎁 never gets old new and fresh every year

[@EchoInThisWhisper]

Happy Thanksgiving!! March of the Wooden Soldiers is a Thanksgiving tradition in my family for as long as I can remember

[@lindalawon9151]

A Thanksgiving Morning Tradition And A Christmas Morning Tradition As Well as The Traditional Macy's Day Parade and The Traditional Day Dinner. The Scripture tells of what man created for evil God turned it around and made it for GOOD. AMEN! THE MEANING OF THANKSGIVING HAVE TRADITIONALLY REVERSED FROM ITS ORIGINAL BAD MEANING TO WHAT IS NOW A GOOD MEANING. GIVE THANKS FOR WHAT WE HAVE NOW AND FOR WHAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND SURVIVED. AMEN, AMEN, AND AMEN.

[@lilysandoval9301]

And even us adults can Enjoy this movie , probably More 🤗😂😊

[@kevinbutler1955NYC]

I've been in love with this film opera spoof..since I first watched it on WPIX TV Ch.11 in NYC during one of the Thanksgiving Day Holidays in the early 1960's.

[@jimobrien3535]

Originally titled "Babes in Toyland" when first released in 1934 ... it was renamed "March of the Wooden Soldiers" when the studio re=released it to the theaters in 1955.

[@EnchantedMirrorTarot]

Thank you for this it is a million times better in color.

[@patrickfairchild2330]

The Cat n' The Fiddle and Mickey Mouse still hold up - they're just as whimsical and creepy as they should be.

[@kevinbutler1955NYC]

"Mickey Mouse"is played by(are you ready for this?)A monkey in a "Mickey"suit.."Believe It Or Else?".

[@jimobrien3535]

the mouse is actually a monkey ... a capuchin monkey ... trained to do the tricks needed in the movie. Funny you should mention Mickey Mouse because Walt Disney was very protective ... and quick to file lawsuits ... if anyone "borrowed " his ideas or characters. But he and Hal Roach were friends ... and Walt allowed Hal to use the Disney tune "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" which can be heard when the Three Little Pigs make an appearance

[@davidscott3820]

Very good in color. Watching it on christmas eve.

[@abeiscool40]

For once, Laurel and Hardy did something right. They created an army of life sized toy soldiers to save Toyland.

[@lilysandoval7706]

Superb animation Especially , When the mouse attacks ; manuvering His little Zeppelin 😉😀😅😘🥳😊

[@jamesobrien525]

Yes. If you have ever wondered how they managed to get the mouse to do all of those antics ... like flying the little Zeppelin ... it is because it was actually a monkey ... a capuchin monkey ... in the mouse costume. Capuchin monkeys are very small ... and very intelligent ... and can be taught tricks and maneuvers (like clapping and piloting a little Zeppelin.)

[@jimobrien3535]

the mouse is actually a monkey ... a capuchin money (very small and very intelligent ... for a monkey)

[@jimobrien3535]

If the mouse looks like Mickey Mouse ... that was no accident. You see Hal Roach (the producer of "March of the Wooden Soldiers") and a young Walt Disney ... were friends. And Walt ... normally VERY protective of his "property' ... and no doubt wanting to curry favor with Hal Roach (the biggest name in movie making at that time) ...allowed Hal Roach to use the Mickey Mouse character AND allowed hime to use the Disney's song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" ... the melody of which can be heard in the background when the three little pigs are the center of a scene. Walt would years later produce his own version of "March of the Wooden Soldiers" ... calling it "Babes in Toyland" (the original title) ... but it is crummy ... maybe the worst Disney movie produced in Walt's lifetime.

[@JohnSmith-sr8fw]

One of the Greatest Movies of all Time. PLEASE Woke people Leave it alone! God Bless you be safe this Holiday season.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Merry Christmas🎄

[@james_fisch]

gotta hit your woke quota, good grief don't ruin a positive movie with boogieman buzzwords

[@tanyadavis1960]

At just before 1 hr 11 mins in, my favorite part with the blimp. I laugh and smile every single time.

[@jimobrien3535]

the mouse is a monkey ... a capuchin monkey ... dressed as a mouse

[@harlankrissoff9966]

I live when Ollie says Barnabys got a hand in that and Stanley looks for it.

[@hansmerker5611]

When the Boogeymen invaded, the king should have called John Wick. After all, he's the one you call when you need the Boogeymen taken out.

[@jeremykoerner4100]

Thank you so much!

[@joshualee7006]

1:14:42 seeing them march into battle makes me feel patriotic🫡

[@KylieRos3]

For some reason, I always thought Bo Beeps dress was pink.

[@lilysandoval9301]

Someone needs to *Press * our Soldiers buttons ....

[@brianneale2006]

good for the season ofChristmas

[@brendakrieger7000]

Merry Christmas 2022🎄🎅🎁🎀💚❤

[@jcast1976]

Thank you for this.

[@lilysandoval9301]

Even as a Senior , I Yet enjoy this movie ; the child in me I guess .😂

[@jimobrien3535]

it's a great movie ... completely clean ... with a plethora of good ideas (and Laurel and Hardy at their best) Hal Roach was putting the movie together when he approached Stan Laurel (Stan made all the business decisions for the pair) to appear in it. Stan read the screenplay ... which had been taken directly from the stage play ... and said no ... the script was terrible (and it was) so Hal Roach offered to let Stan rewrite the screenplay ... which he did (with the help of two screen writers) but Hal Roach hated the revised script (which is what we see here) ... but Stan gave him an ultimatum ... "use this screenplay or we don't do the film" and Hal gave in ... and we got this great movie from a sreenplay largely written by Stan Laurel (uncredited) But Hal and Stan argued frequently and bitterly (it would lead to them parting ways after this movie) ... and I think Hal refused to admit the script was good out of spite.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Thanks💚❤

[@patrickfairchild2330]

The pigs hold up well too - VERY creepy

[@fernandoruas4890]

And the monkey mouse is creepy too 😱

[@patrickfairchild2330]

LOVE Barnabys door

[@jamesobrien525]

All the characters are from nursery rhymes .. except the three pigs and Little Red Riding Hood ... who are from Fairy Tales. Silas Barnaby is from the nursery rhyme "There was a crooked man ... who lived in a crooked house ..."

[@MrRiddler6]

1:11:16 Mickey Mouse doesn't fuck around

[@СабадашАлександрНиколаевич]

МАРШ ДЕРЕВЯННЫХ СОЛДАТИКОВ(1934).

[@patrickfairchild2330]

I am SO in love with Bo-peep

[@jamesobrien525]

I think she did the best acting job ... of all the performers in the movie. Her screams ... when being chased by Boogie men ... are great screams. She was also in "Alice in Wonderland" prior to "Babes in Toyland" ... beating out 900 other women auditioning for the part of Alice. That movie has a star-studded cast too .. but it is crummy. "Alice in Wonderland" is available for free on KZbin.

[@kevinbutler1955NYC]

That was Charlotte Henry..who played"Alice"in Paramount Pictures 1933 movie version of"Alice In Wonderland" and she was "Little Bo Peep"in L&H's and Hal Roach's "Babes in Toyland"..Jim.

[@jimobrien3535]

Charlotte Henry .... looked liked she was destined for stardom. Prior to this movie she starred as Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" having beat out more than 1,000 other girls who auditioned for the part (the movie stinks despite a stellar cast ,, available for free on youtube) But her career fizzled out ....(she claimed that she had "lost interest") .... but it is more likely because she was a major B**** ... and caused trouble on every set she was on.... and the offers just stopped coming.

[@kenmusillo8667]

Classic

[@The2Coolest2]

Very good

[@Lauren-ev3lz]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@howardadamkramer]

I watched this every Thanksgiving as a kid (it was usually shown either on Thursday or Sunday in the New York area).

[@ralphjenkinsak]

John: oh mi gosh, even in color, they're still copying mickey mouse

[@jamesobrien525]

Yes Ralph ... Hal Roach and Walt Disney were friends. Walt was always VERY protective of his copyrighted property ... like Mickey Mouse ... but he gave Hal Roach permission to use a Mickey Mouse type character in "Babes in Toyland" (which was a capuchin monkey in costume) ... and a Disney song ... "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" ... the melody of which is played just about every time the three pigs appear

[@kevinbutler1955NYC]

The opening title for this film..is not"March Of The Wooden Soldiers"..its the original title for Vic Herbert's and Glen MacDonough's children's comic opera.."Babes In Toyland"..the title is carved on the giant alphabet block.

[@jamesobrien525]

see below update

[@jamesobrien525]

True Kevin. "Babes in Toyland" ... made in 1934 ... was re-released in 1952 using the new title "March of the Wooden Soldiers"... as the producers hoped to capitalize on the remarkable popularity of that one scene where the wooden soldiers come to the rescue of Toyland. Of course, they couldn't remove the original title "Babes in Toyland" from the introduction ... either from the large wood block or from the large book that Mother Goose comes out from ... which is a good thing because it is a very charming beginning for this movie.

[@sirkurtisjeffreyjayluethkl797]

SECURE AND CONTAIN PRECAPTURED I REMEMBER THIS IN THE MOVIE THEATRE

[@C0wboyzfan4life]

Not watch properly over 25 years, I put this with wizard of oz (1939) version

[@l.meneses1564]

Hello everybody, I hope u guys knew about this... Dee: Here's another nice mess you've gotten us into. Dum: Well, I couldn't help it. Due to Oliver Hardy & Stan Laurel talk in a same voice. Then they didn't put it back in a box. I've already said, "Whatever." I'll say it again. A movie... March of the wooden soldiers was released black & white in '34. The idea is I'm always watch this video of a wonderful movie with the two boys r Dee Plays by Oliver Hardy & Dum plays by Stan Laurel in called, "March of the wooden soldiers 1954." I'd rather say this movie played again in '54, remastered color on VHS with Samuel Goldwyn in '91, & a DVD remastered colorized one in 2006. Do they have the same birth year?? A birth year of my Father is 1954, & Uncle 1955. Best wishes, this is Michael Meneses.

[@KARTHIKEYAN-cs7jk]

Old movie Suppppppppppper

[@adriangarcia543]

I love to watch the movie the 30 foot bride of candy rock in color

[@marlawhite1430]

Barnaby at 1:14:42. Im screwed in 600 ways right now!

[@jamesobrien525]

Yes. Very scary. The actor ... Henry Kleinbach (later changing his name to Henry Brandon) was 21 years old when he portrayed Silas Barnaby. It's true. Hal Roach ... the producer of "Babes in Toyland" (later re-named "March of the Wooden Soldiers") ... was looking for an actor to portray Silas Barnaby ... and while attending a stage play ... spotted a portrayal of a old man he thought was perfect for his Silas Barnaby character ... so Roach .... who was arguably the most famous movie maker in the country at that time ... sent word to the actor to come to Roach's hotel room ... and he was certainly surprised when the tall handsome AND YOUNG Henry Kleinbach walked in. Roach didn't believe he was the same actor he had seen on stage ... so Kleinbach went into his old man routine ... and Hal Roach was convinced .... and he signed Kleinbach to play Silas Barnaby.

[@jayleslie5081]

llaual and hardy at the top of thrir from!

[@jamesobrien525]

Yes ... of their more than 100 movies they made together ... "Babes in Toyland" is by far their best film.

[@neanderthal88]

Yes, thanks for uploading this wonderful movie. I especially liked the color. BUT i dont recommend it! I thought i was supposed to see a movie. This upload is really a front for 15 commercial breaks. What a bunch of slobs.

[@TisEyerish1]

The color version stinks. I just bought the b/w digital copy I bought on Amazon Prime and can watch it any time I want. The b/w version has been marketed there as "Babes in Toyland." I also got the b/w version of "Heidi" starring Shirley Temple.