After all the years I still love the part when the soldier goes in to rescue the little girl and comes out with her on his back ! da da da da da da da daaaa
It's not Thanksgiving unless you watch this movie. As a child I loved this movie and as an adult when the soldiers start to march to the full orchestra, I still get chills up my spine, still a child at heart loving to see the rescue by those able and willing. Good for children of all ages!
I am 63 , and I remember this when I was very young. My family and I would watch this before Thanksgiving dinner on New Yorks Wpix channel 11 along with Hans Christian Andersen. Great memories.
This is THE best example of good vs evil I have ever seen in movies. The music, the stunts and especially the editing are all in sync. This is Raiders Of the Lost Ark 50 years earlier. The soldiers are relentless in their defense of toyland. The soldier loses its head and still marches on. Brilliant action sequence with crisp long shots. Should be shown in every film school.
I have had my RUclips channel for over a decade and this is still the most watched video by far. It's nice to know so many people love it as much as I do. I am 56 years old and when they start pushing those buttons I still get goosebumps :)
PIX would run that movie every chance they got after Thanksgiving Day till Christmas Day. Actually they would air this classic at least twice on Christmas Day.
The movie resonates from a child's perspective because we all had to deal with bullies. Stan and Ollie choose to stand up to the bullies, fighting them valiantly with darts. And when the Wooden Soldiers are called into action, we know those those bullies (Barnaby and the Bogeymen) will get their asses kicked.
One of those true movie magic moments from my childhood and I still get that same thrill ever since; I think it introduced me to march music, and such an exhilarating march it is! In 1983, I had the great pleasure to briefly interview actor Henry Brandon, who played the villain Barnaby here for my college paper (you can imagine my surprise to find he was a very lively, much older man, who looked not much different than he did in the '30s). In answer to my question about what he remembered the most from the production, he--very theatrically (of course!)--rested his hand on his chin and after some careful thought, came out with: "Those fuckin' pee-wees of Stan's! I kept getting hit in the face with 'em, and after 19 takes, the finally decided to put one on wire to hit me on the head as scripted. To this day, I think I still have bruises from those suckers!" I should note I met him, along with many other Hal Roach veterans at a "Sons of the Desert" stage show at the World Theater in St. Paul--what a memorable night--including the wonderful George "Spanky" McFarland, Mary Ann ( "Don't drink the milk!") Jackson, Tommy "Butch" Bond (who stopped the show with "I Love to Sing-a", a tune he famously sang for a Warner Bros. cartoon and later memorably showed up as a sound byte on "South Park) and last, but not least, June Marlowe--Miss Crabtree herself (I recall thinking at the time, "holy crap! I'm standing here talking to THE Miss Fooking Crabtree!"). When she asked my name to add to her autograph, I glibly added, "It's Michael, but don't call me Michael, call me 'Chubsie-Ubsie'"! 😉). I still have it--she ran a line through my name and wrote in "Chubsie-Ubsie". I still hope that one day, a new version of this film will be made -- Tim Burton, I hope you hear me! However, we'll never again have the likes of Stan and Ollie. They were magic, indeed.
Thank you for your comment regarding Henry Brandon! There have been three remakes thus far -- the Disney version, a TV special starring Drew Barrymore, and a cartoon version in the late nineties. None of them matched the charm of the original 1934 classic. Personally, I think Tim Burton's tastes are too macabre for "Babes in Toyland". I rather see someone like Sam Raimi take the helm. I thought he did a decent job with "Oz the Great and Powerful". But without Laurel and Hardy, it would probably still be a losing proposition.
Watched this every year on Thanksgiving and sometimes it would be on Christmas day after all the gift opening and oohing and ahhhing was over and helping mom make Christmas dinner, we'd have this on to watch while making it. Such a timeless classic. Watching Stan look at the link of sausage when Hardy said "I think Barnaby has a hand in this." Stan looks at the link lol! Did you know Barnaby was only like 27 when he made this? Amazing! Just love that music and the excitement of them sending The Boogie men back to Boogey land! LOVE IT!
The Wooden Soldiers vs. The Bogeymen >>>>>>>>> the final battle of Endgame and Game of Thrones. The score, the style, the practical effects (for 1934! Genius!) you can see what's going on and the fact that Toyland was saved by Stan's mistake is brilliant. They don't make fictional entertainment like they used to.
My little brother and I, sitting on the floor in the basement, while my father makes Sunday Gravy on the gas stove behind us, watching this film when our Beloved Christmas came around and we all went to Mass. What I'd give to go back to our house in Queens and all the Old Timers were still with us sitting around the dining room table eating Scungilli and Baccala on Christmas Eve. Time is a thief.
So many memories! We used to watch with when my mom and dad and sister and two brothers were all alive. My mom used to make us, pigs in a blanket, while she cooked the turkey for Thanksgiving.
The bit where the toy soldier gets his head ripped off crashing through a wall, and just keeps right on going, must have inspired loads of future sci-fi and horror authors! Also, that on/off switch on the back always reminds me of Data! And last but not least, I bet Patrick Troughton based a lot of his physical performance as the Second Doctor on Stan Laurel.
Love watching the movie especially since it is about the different nursery rhyme we read or heard about growing up as a child. Loved the end scene when Stan and Ollie started up the toy soldiers and they were human soldiers chasing the Boogeymen and Silas Barnaby out of toy land.
I loved watching this scene over and over again to catch all the things happening in the background. Funny I noticed the wooden soldiers had a medical crew too. Lol
0:34 - 1:08 I remember watching March of the Wooden Soldiers every year around Christmas on WPIX-Channel 11 in NYC. And almost every year to promote it, they would use the clips from this scene.
Can’t help but smile the whole time no matter how many times I watch this. This movie was probably my first exposure to the concept of a soldier. This is exactly what a soldier should be. I remember even as a small child reflecting on this scene and wanting to be able to save others just like they did.
I love this theme"March Of The Toys"by Vic Herbert..I wonder..what he would have thought about this film version of his classic children's opera..if he had lived to see it?
It was Stanley who got the order mixed up/ Santa ordered 600 Soldiers at 1ft high however Stanley said it was 100 Soldiers at 6ft high which would save Toy land from Barnaby and the Boogymen. AMEN.
Barnaby at 4:22 realizing a gigantic can of whoop ass had just been opened. I like to think Hitler had the same look when he realized the Allies were coming and couldn't be stopped...
Unbelievable that the actor who plays Barnaby was in his early 20s. His name was Henry Kleinbach and later changed it to Henry Brandon. What a wonderful film this is from when I was a kid to now a 66 year old geeza!!
It would be a fun watch, and even though I'm usually skeptical of remakes, I think this is one of those few movies that could really use an update with their talent. I would improve the final scene by figuring out how to keep the soldiers looking as mechanical as possible, that stop motion sequence as they enter the village is one of my favorite scenes in any Laurel and Hardy film. My only problem is watching the soldiers become obviously acted out, but this wasn't an easy scene to pull off in the thirties.
This battle scene was so stirring. It was the first time I ever saw a bogey man. The scene where Ollie tells the people of Toyland about he, Stanley, Tom Tom and Bo Peep’s encounter with them in Bogeyland , the line, “Half man, half animal!” And then he says in horror, Aahh! THE BOGEYMEN!” March Of The Wooden Soldiers/ Babes In Toyland(depending upon your television station presented it on or after the Thanksgiving parades or on Black Friday and during the Christmas season), to me was one of the greatest holiday movies.
I always loved the scene of the soilder marching into the house after the monster (I forgot what they were called) who had tue little girl, than the solider chases the monster out with the little girl around his neck
“Don’t panic. It’s only a iron fist of hundreds of utterly fearless unfeeling fanatical soldiers armed to the teeth who will continue to fight even catastrophically damaged.”
I grew up adoring this movie and always will. If I have one criticism, it's that the Bogeymen shouldn't have had torches. First of all, they're portrayed as primitive creatures and would probably be frightened by fire. Second, the torches might have been used against the wooden soldiers. Fortunately, the Bogeymen weren't clever enough to think of that. The soldiers, along with Stan and Ollie, save the day.
I wish MGM Studios will release BABES IN TOYLAND with Laurel and Hardy on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative with the original Sepiatone (brownish-tinted like The Wizard of Oz) and will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video after Amazon buys MGM... In fact, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer owns this movie.
I don't care if you're 5 or 50 this movie is still a Holiday Classic!
After all the years I still love the part when the soldier goes in to rescue the little girl and comes out with her on his back ! da da da da da da da daaaa
Marc Silverman couldn’t agree with you more on that
Simply the best!! Unbelievable in HD!
Never gotten tired of this
.movie.
I'm 63 and I love it!
It's not Thanksgiving unless you watch this movie. As a child I loved this movie and as an adult when the soldiers start to march to the full orchestra, I still get chills up my spine, still a child at heart loving to see the rescue by those able and willing. Good for children of all ages!
agreed as soon as the music starts i always tear up
I am 63 , and I remember this when I was very young. My family and I would watch this before Thanksgiving dinner on New Yorks Wpix channel 11 along with Hans Christian Andersen. Great memories.
This is THE best example of good vs evil I have ever seen in movies. The music, the stunts and especially the editing are all in sync. This is Raiders Of the Lost Ark 50 years earlier. The soldiers are relentless in their defense of toyland. The soldier loses its head and still marches on. Brilliant action sequence with crisp long shots. Should be shown in every film school.
I have had my RUclips channel for over a decade and this is still the most watched video by far. It's nice to know so many people love it as much as I do. I am 56 years old and when they start pushing those buttons I still get goosebumps :)
@@thegrumpyoldgamertgog240 goosebumps here too
Every year at Christmas time on WPIX, channel 11, NYC. It's not Christmas if it's not on! ☺️👍❤️
, followed up by King Kong then Football
Alex Martinez I watch it every year lol channel 11 lol
Same with Thanksgiving.
PIX would run that movie every chance they got after Thanksgiving Day till Christmas Day. Actually they would air this classic at least twice on Christmas Day.
Didn't they do a Twilight Zone marathon every New Year's Eve?
I don't know why, but every time I see the scene where the soldiers come out to the public it makes me laugh and cry.
me too.
Ha, same here - I'm getting sentimental in my old age, I tear up when the "March" theme swells & those bugles sound!
Me three
I’m sure that it’s a moment that brings back memories to everyone grew up watching the movie remembers
omg same as soon as they leave the warehouse, when the music swells i tear up....
The movie resonates from a child's perspective because we all had to deal with bullies. Stan and Ollie choose to stand up to the bullies, fighting them valiantly with darts. And when the Wooden Soldiers are called into action, we know those those bullies (Barnaby and the Bogeymen) will get their asses kicked.
Thrilling when the soldiers start marching and that great music of Victor Herbert
@@seanohare5488Oh, that music is phenomenal!
As a little kid I always loved when the Wooden Soldiers were marching out the door getting ready to kick some Bogey ass.
I've always loved how they mixed shots of toy-sized soldiers with shots of real-life soldiers. So well-done, especially for the 30's.
Still get goosebumps when the buttons are pressed and the Wooden Soldiers March on.
Me too. :)
To me best animated toy story ever those wooden soldiers ❤❤❤
One of the best good vs. Evil battle. Soldiers to the rescue. CHARGE!!!!!!!!
Lol..ok well yeah
It was one of the main reasons for me enlisting in the military right out of hs
almost 90 years old and still wonderful as ever. The ending always made us kiddies cheer. Produced by the great Hal Roach.
Totally agree
60 years later, after they ARE all IN LINE, then march in unison i t still sends a chill down my spinE, AMAZING !!!!!!
I'm 45. My memories of this film go back to the early 80s. I get that same chill when I see those soldiers start to march. An awesome ending.
Classic good vs evil
@@jasonmeadows8510 I remember watching this when I was six. I'm 58 now.
@@jasonmeadows8510 same! they can have all the CGI and special effects they want these days... this beats them all
Same here
Still get chills when they march out
Charles Legoff I feel the same way when they march out.You know what I say in my mind?The wooden soldiers saving humanity.Good against evil.
Talk about a movie plot coming full circle. They only have those full sized soldiers due to Stan's gaffe at the start of the film.
Yup....Santa wanted 600 toy soldiers, 1ft tall, but Stan made 100 toy soldiers, 6ft tall...😂
Right ? The dude that falls out his own bedroom window saves toyland.
For once, Stan's screw up saved the day.
And now the Toymaker will want him to make more
Chekov's toys
One of those true movie magic moments from my childhood and I still get that same thrill ever since; I think it introduced me to march music, and such an exhilarating march it is!
In 1983, I had the great pleasure to briefly interview actor Henry Brandon, who played the villain Barnaby here for my college paper (you can imagine my surprise to find he was a very lively, much older man, who looked not much different than he did in the '30s). In answer to my question about what he remembered the most from the production, he--very theatrically (of course!)--rested his hand on his chin and after some careful thought, came out with: "Those fuckin' pee-wees of Stan's! I kept getting hit in the face with 'em, and after 19 takes, the finally decided to put one on wire to hit me on the head as scripted. To this day, I think I still have bruises from those suckers!"
I should note I met him, along with many other Hal Roach veterans at a "Sons of the Desert" stage show at the World Theater in St. Paul--what a memorable night--including the wonderful George "Spanky" McFarland, Mary Ann ( "Don't drink the milk!") Jackson, Tommy "Butch" Bond (who stopped the show with "I Love to Sing-a", a tune he famously sang for a Warner Bros. cartoon and later memorably showed up as a sound byte on "South Park) and last, but not least, June Marlowe--Miss Crabtree herself (I recall thinking at the time, "holy crap! I'm standing here talking to THE Miss Fooking Crabtree!"). When she asked my name to add to her autograph, I glibly added, "It's Michael, but don't call me Michael, call me 'Chubsie-Ubsie'"! 😉). I still have it--she ran a line through my name and wrote in "Chubsie-Ubsie".
I still hope that one day, a new version of this film will be made -- Tim Burton, I hope you hear me! However, we'll never again have the likes of Stan and Ollie. They were magic, indeed.
Thank you for your comment regarding Henry Brandon! There have been three remakes thus far -- the Disney version, a TV special starring Drew Barrymore, and a cartoon version in the late nineties. None of them matched the charm of the original 1934 classic. Personally, I think Tim Burton's tastes are too macabre for "Babes in Toyland". I rather see someone like Sam Raimi take the helm. I thought he did a decent job with "Oz the Great and Powerful". But without Laurel and Hardy, it would probably still be a losing proposition.
I'm sorry, what do you mean by "pee-wees?" I can't recall what was called by that name.
I will kill to see this come back to the silver screen
@@mordechai- it was those wooden pegs that Laurel smacked into the air with a stick
@@GentlemanJim61 Ah, I see.
Every Thanksgiving, my dad blasts this FULL VOLUME
When the wooden soldiers march out I always say "the wooden soldiers saving humanity.Good against evil."
We could use these March of The Wooden Soldiers right about now!
The wooden soldiers came to chew bubblegum and kick some ass and they are all out of bubblegum
Since they don't actually have jaws, they can't chew bubble gum. So all they can do is kick ass.
Im so there growing up in NYC in the 70's this was always on channel 11 on Thanksgiving 😁
A great holiday classic--with the immortal Laurel and Hardy--It isn't Thanksgiving without it...
I use to watch this on vhs at my grandmothers house Christmas eve and this song and the scene was always my favorite part
Been watching this movie for 53 years and I still get highly excited . Pure magic.
Me too!
I loved this movie as a kid especially when the Wooden Soldiers came to the rescue
Watched this every year on Thanksgiving and sometimes it would be on Christmas day after all the gift opening and oohing and ahhhing was over and helping mom make Christmas dinner, we'd have this on to watch while making it. Such a timeless classic. Watching Stan look at the link of sausage when Hardy said "I think Barnaby has a hand in this." Stan looks at the link lol! Did you know Barnaby was only like 27 when he made this? Amazing! Just love that music and the excitement of them sending The Boogie men back to Boogey land! LOVE IT!
the very first movie to ever use ATTACK DRONES.... and loving it.
The Wooden Soldiers vs. The Bogeymen >>>>>>>>> the final battle of Endgame and Game of Thrones.
The score, the style, the practical effects (for 1934! Genius!) you can see what's going on and the fact that Toyland was saved by Stan's mistake is brilliant. They don't make fictional entertainment like they used to.
I'd still love to know how they made that cat work! I often suspect they used a monkey in costume--just had to be (and very clever if so!).
@@michaeljayklein500 I think it's just an actor in a costume. The cat is rather large.
Every now and then when I want to feel optimistic, I'll watch this.
Mee too :)
This is my favorite part of this movie. Thanks for posting it.
Every time I watch this scene it makes me tear up my heart just fills with emotions and joy my childhood was fun :3
I'm glad I'm not the only one :)
@@thegrumpyoldgamertgog240 me too always as the soldiers march out of the warehouse i start to cry
Me too. Still to this day.
My little brother and I, sitting on the floor in the basement, while my father makes Sunday Gravy on the gas stove behind us, watching this film when our Beloved Christmas came around and we all went to Mass. What I'd give to go back to our house in Queens and all the Old Timers were still with us sitting around the dining room table eating Scungilli and Baccala on Christmas Eve. Time is a thief.
This scene always pumps me up
So many memories! We used to watch with when my mom and dad and sister and two brothers were all alive. My mom used to make us, pigs in a blanket, while she cooked the turkey for Thanksgiving.
I’ll never forget watching this on Xmas morning. I remember after or before this movie they would always play the laurel and hardy ghost ship episode.
Those wooden soldiers was cracking heads and not taking names-LOL!
The bit where the toy soldier gets his head ripped off crashing through a wall, and just keeps right on going, must have inspired loads of future sci-fi and horror authors!
Also, that on/off switch on the back always reminds me of Data!
And last but not least, I bet Patrick Troughton based a lot of his physical performance as the Second Doctor on Stan Laurel.
Ultimate battles in movies
2.) Marvel End game
1.) This
For real
Endor
Love watching the movie especially since it is about the different nursery rhyme we read or heard about growing up as a child. Loved the end scene when Stan and Ollie started up the toy soldiers and they were human soldiers chasing the Boogeymen and Silas Barnaby out of toy land.
This part always got me amped
This is always the classic to have for Christmas just like mericle on 34 th street Merry Christmas Natalie wood in heaven thank you for memories 💖
I loved watching this scene over and over again to catch all the things happening in the background. Funny I noticed the wooden soldiers had a medical crew too. Lol
Easily one of the greatest film climaxes from the golden age of Hollywood.
Totally agree. Still gives me goosebumps :)
One of the few remaining masterpieces they haven't tried to remake.....I hope they never do.....
0:34 - 1:08 I remember watching March of the Wooden Soldiers every year around Christmas on WPIX-Channel 11 in NYC. And almost every year to promote it, they would use the clips from this scene.
Never get tired of this classic I never miss it
Can’t help but smile the whole time no matter how many times I watch this. This movie was probably my first exposure to the concept of a soldier. This is exactly what a soldier should be. I remember even as a small child reflecting on this scene and wanting to be able to save others just like they did.
This was THE part most of us (myself included) remember the most out of the entire film. Everything else up to that point didn't seem to matter.
Never a toy story scene as great as that march of those wooden soldiers
I love this theme"March Of The Toys"by Vic Herbert..I wonder..what he would have thought about this film version of his classic children's opera..if he had lived to see it?
Thanks for your kind response to my post..Grumpy Old Gamer.
I remember watching this for the first time and I said I want one
Thanks for the post, @frank puntagorda. A true holiday classic!
Love it !!!
The Best of the Best!!
Great childhood memories ❤
Tremendous action,every Thanksgiving, classic,the look on Barnabas face,when he knew he bit off more then he can chew,PRICELESS
It NEVER gets old :)
What a blast from the past, I remember watching this as a kid all the time!
One of the fondest memories of my childhood was the sight and sound of this movie combined with the smell of roasting turkey with savory stuffing.
Great comment. Thanks :)
Every Christmas And thanksgiving March of the wooden soldiers I watch such a classi
It was Stanley who got the order mixed up/ Santa ordered 600 Soldiers at 1ft high however Stanley said it was 100 Soldiers at 6ft high which would save Toy land from Barnaby and the Boogymen. AMEN.
Even Bo Peep was like "wtf"?
Ahhhh yeah childhood memories awesome flick!
Wow classicgrew up with this Merry Christmas you know who you are
Barnaby at 4:22 realizing a gigantic can of whoop ass had just been opened. I like to think Hitler had the same look when he realized the Allies were coming and couldn't be stopped...
This movie is EPIC
Totally agree.
I remember watching this scene as a kid on Thanksgiving in the late 90’s. When it was over, I ran upstairs with my eyes flooded with tears of joy 🥲
I still do it :)
Unbelievable that the actor who plays Barnaby was in his early 20s. His name was Henry Kleinbach and later changed it to Henry Brandon. What a wonderful film this is from when I was a kid to now a 66 year old geeza!!
He also played the antagonist "Chief Scar" in The Searchers in 1956.
A work of art.
I cannot get over how they are marching to the music. They are all in step :)
Laurel and hardy! You did well boys!, rest in peace!!
I think Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly would do great in a remake like this one. Would you agree?? God, I hope they do a remake like this one.
It would be a fun watch, and even though I'm usually skeptical of remakes, I think this is one of those few movies that could really use an update with their talent. I would improve the final scene by figuring out how to keep the soldiers looking as mechanical as possible, that stop motion sequence as they enter the village is one of my favorite scenes in any Laurel and Hardy film. My only problem is watching the soldiers become obviously acted out, but this wasn't an easy scene to pull off in the thirties.
Joe F Well, it would be amazing if the wooden soldiers were to be fighting against those Exeggutor’s from Pokémon instead of Boogeymen.
This battle scene was so stirring. It was the first time I ever saw a bogey man. The scene where Ollie tells the people of Toyland about he, Stanley, Tom Tom and Bo Peep’s encounter with them in Bogeyland , the line, “Half man, half animal!” And then he says in horror, Aahh! THE BOGEYMEN!”
March Of The Wooden Soldiers/ Babes In Toyland(depending upon your television station presented it on or after the Thanksgiving parades or on Black Friday and during the Christmas season), to me was one of the greatest holiday movies.
Me and my brother favorite story
"It's over! Nobody wants Whompler's Walking Babies any more!"
90 years never losses it’s magic children as well as adults
Top 10 anime battles.
One of the great animation scenes in motion picture history!
No animation . Actors on set
my dad says the part where that wooden soldier loses his head used to freak him out as a kid
Mee too :)
The good ole days.
Think about this. Most of those kids are over 90 years old if they are still alive today.
Love it when Bartlet watches this in West Wing and it convinces him to send in the troops to stop the genocide - goosebumps
I always loved the scene of the soilder marching into the house after the monster (I forgot what they were called) who had tue little girl, than the solider chases the monster out with the little girl around his neck
If we sent in those Wooden Soldiers to help Ukraine now, Putin wouldn't stand a chance.
Kudos to that artillery unit at 1:36 They nailed Barnaby right on the chest with that first round!!!
“Don’t panic. It’s only a iron fist of hundreds of utterly fearless unfeeling fanatical soldiers armed to the teeth who will continue to fight even catastrophically damaged.”
Now We must understand Mr Barnaby. You chose him as President
Looks great in color, I love that music!
Now this is a deep cut into my childhood memories
Help is on the way. Good triumphs over evil.
I grew up adoring this movie and always will. If I have one criticism, it's that the Bogeymen shouldn't have had torches. First of all, they're portrayed as primitive creatures and would probably be frightened by fire. Second, the torches might have been used against the wooden soldiers. Fortunately, the Bogeymen weren't clever enough to think of that. The soldiers, along with Stan and Ollie, save the day.
Conservatives taking down Commies!
When I was a kid this was the part I always waited for
Those soldiers remind me of the bearskin guards of Buckingham palace
This movie on Roku is missing the last scene after rocket goes off. Thanks for showing me that the darts landed on Ollie.
I love this song
I love this movie!
How does this version look and sound better than the 80s one?? 😂
It was colorized and "remastered."
Attack of the wooden terminators
When you get the boys together to clean some house.
Baranaby's "I'm fucked" look at 1:22
I wish MGM Studios will release BABES IN TOYLAND with Laurel and Hardy on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative with the original Sepiatone (brownish-tinted like The Wizard of Oz) and will be streaming on Amazon Prime Video after Amazon buys MGM... In fact, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer owns this movie.