Way Out West

The boys spoof the western with joyous results.

Running at just over one hour long, this Laurel & Hardy film is a none stop gag fest, both visually and orally. Perhaps more well known for being the film that contains the famous "Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" sequence, it should be noted that that scene is merely a part of a structured romp.

Stan & Ollie are asked to deliver a gold mine deed to a young lady by the name of Mary Roberts (Rosina Lawrence), naturally they get embroiled in some daft shenanigans as they are duped by the devious duo of Mickey Finn (a delightfully fiendish James Finlayson) & Lola Marcel (Sharon Lynne) into handing over the deed to them instead of the rightful heir. After learning they have been conned we then fo...

This one sees our hapless duo sent on a mission to deliver the title deeds for a gold mine to the unsuspecting Mary (Rosina Lawrence). On the face of it, their task is actually going quite well. They arrive in the correct town and they havent lost the paperwork. No sooner do they encounter Mickey Finn (James Finlayson) though, than the wheels start to come off. Stan cant keep his trap shut, and when Mickey realises that they have no idea what his ward looks like, he engages his pal Lola (Sharon Lynn) to impersonate Mary. Transaction sorted, and off they go - straight into the arms of an affable young gal who points out that she is the real intended for this largesse, so these two are going to have to go back and wrest the document, and a lo...