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Way Out West (1936)

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Reviews Counted:7

Fresh:7

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.5/10

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Laurel and Hardy head out west in this classic comic western. Their job: to make sure the daughter of their late buddy receives the deed to a valuable mine. But the moment the boys arrive in... Laurel and Hardy head out west in this classic comic western. Their job: to make sure the daughter of their late buddy receives the deed to a valuable mine. But the moment the boys arrive in Brushwood Gulch, they get mixed up with a villainous schemer who tricks them into turning over the deed to the wrong woman. Before the confusion gets straightened out, Stan and Ollie go through some of their all-time funniest comic routines. A standout among the film's many high points is the comedy team performing the song "Trail of the Lonesome Pine." [More]

Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Sharon Lynn

Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Sharon Lynn

Director: James W. Horne

Director: James W. Horne
Screenwriter: Charles Rogers

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Nov 30, 1999

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  • This wonderful comedy-western, produced by Stan Laurel for Hal Roach, features more laughs and fun than 10 modern comedies. The Boys’ travel out west to deliver a gold mine deed to the daughter of an old prospector pal, only to be tricked by a scheming Ja
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    This Western spoof is one of Laurel and Hardy's finest films.

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    One of Stan and OIlie's best.

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    Way Out West (1937) is one of the best Laurel and Hardy comedy films, their only western spoof. Again, they reprise their most familiar

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