Way Out West (1937 Film)

Information about Way Out West (1937 Film)

Way Out West
Original Way Out West theatrical poster
Directed by	James W. Horne
Produced by	Stan Laurel Hal Roach
Written by	Jack Jevne Charley Rogers Felix Adler James Parrott
Starring	Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy James Finlayson Rosina Lawrence
Distributed by	MGM
Release date(s)	April 16 1937 (USA)
Running time	65 min.
Language	English
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Way Out West is a Laurel and Hardy comedy film released in 1937. It was directed by James W. Horne, produced by Stan Laurel and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

1940s reissue poster for Way Out West (1937)

Plot

Stan and Ollie must deliver the deeds to a gold mine to a poor young woman. They are duped into giving the deeds to the guardians of the young woman and have to get them back.

Cast

Quotes

Ollie to the Sheriffs wife : "A lot of weather we've been having lately"
Lola : "Tell me, tell me about my dear dear daddy, is it true that he's dead?"
Stan : "Well we hope he is, they buried him."
Lola : "Oh it can't be, what did he die of?"
Stan : "I think he died of a Tuesday, or was it Wednesday..."

Film Soundtrack

The film's score was composed by Marvin Hatley and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The film includes two famous songs, firstly "Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" sung by Laurel and Hardy except for a few lines by Chill Wills and Rosina Lawrence, lip-synched by Laurel. And secondly "At The Ball, That's All" sung by The Avalon Boys and accompanied by Laurel and Hardy performing an extended dance routine, one which they rehearsed endlessly.

"Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" was released as a single in Britain in 1975 backed by "Honolulu Baby" from Sons Of The Desert reaching number 2 in the British charts.

Trivia

In 2000 readers of Total Film magazine voted Way Out West the 26th greatest comedy film of all time.
It was released to theatres on April 16 1937.
This film was the second picture for which Stan Laurel was credited as producer (the first was 1936's Our Relations); Laurel had served in that capacity uncredited for the duo's entire career. The executive producer was Hal Roach.

Life

Felix was born on January 22 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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James Parrott (August 2 1898 – May 10 1939), was an American actor and film director; and the younger brother of film comedian Charley Chase.

Biography

Early years

James Gibbons Parrott was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Charles and
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Oliver Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American actor, most remembered for his role in one of the world's most famous double acts, Laurel and Hardy, with his friend Stan Laurel.
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James Finlayson

Born August 27, 1887
Larbert, Scotland
Died October 9, 1953 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson
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Rosina Lawrence (December 30 1912 - June 23 1997) was a Canadian-born American actress, singer, and dancer. She was a native of Ottawa, Ontario.

Lawrence had a short-lived but memorable career in the 1930s before she married in 1939 and retired from entertainment.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

Subsidiary of Sony, Comcast and their equity partners
Founded April 16, 1924
Headquarters Los Angeles, California, USA
(Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.)

Key people Harry E.
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April 16 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
Anthem
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English}}}
Writing system: Latin (English variant)
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng
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Laurel and Hardy were the American-based comedy team of thin, British-born Stan Laurel (1890-1965) and heavy, American-born Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). They became famous during the early half of the 20th century for their work in motion pictures, and also appeared on stage
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In common, present day usage the word comedy almost always refers to the creation or presentation of humor with the intention of provoking laughter. Most comedy contains variations on the elements of surprise, incongruity, conflict, repetitiveness, and the effect of opposite expectations,
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Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects.
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Property law
Part of the common law series
Acquisition of property
Gift · Adverse possession · Deed
Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property
Alienation · Bailment · License
Estates in land
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legal guardian is a person who has the legal authority (and the corresponding duty) to care for the personal and property interests of another person, called a ward. Usually, a person has the status of guardian because the ward is incapable of caring for his or her own interests
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A film score is a set of musical compositions written to accompany a film. Some films use popular music as the primary musical component, but an orchestral score is more often preferred.
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Thomas Marvin Hatley (April 3 1905 - August 23 1986), professionally known simply as Marvin Hatley, was an American film composer and musical director, best known for his work for the Hal Roach studio from 1929 until 1940.
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The Academy Award for Original Music Score is presented to the best substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer.
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Chill Theodore Wills (July 18, 1903 in Seagoville, Texas – December 15, 1978) was a movie actor and singer in the Avalon Boys Quartet.

The distinctive voice of "Francis the Mule" was provided by veteran character actor Chill Wills, whose deep, rough vocal texture and
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