Is it Babes in Toyland or March of the Wooden Soldiers?

Babes in Toyland, also called March of the Wooden Soldiers, American fantasy film, released in 1934, that starred the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy in an enduring holiday classic.

How old was Barnaby in March of the Wooden Soldiers?

22
When young Brandon showed up at his studio, Roach said, “You’re not the old S.O.B I saw last night!” Roach hired a makeup man from Paramount to turn Brandon into the evil old Barnaby. He was only 22 when the movie hit theaters.

When was March of the Wooden Soldiers made?

November 9, 1934 (USA)
March of the Wooden Soldiers/Release date

How old is March of the Wooden Soldiers?

This year marks the 85th anniversary of the Laurel & Hardy classic March of the Wooden Soldiers. Originally released as Babes In Toyland on Nov. 30, 1934, the holiday perennial was based on Victor Herbert’s popular 1903 operetta.

What Happened to Barnaby in Babes in Toyland?

1986 Film. Lisa arrives to Toyland before Mary Contrary is to be wedded to the unpleasant Barnaby Barnacle, although Mary loves Barnaby’s nephew, Jack Nimble. Barnaby, having lost control of his creatures and having failed at making Lisa his new Troller, is then banished from Toyland.

Was March of the Wooden Soldiers filmed in color?

The only reason it wasn’t filmed in color is because it was expensive to film in color in the ’30s.” In addition, she said: “This movie is for kids. Such a feature-length movie wouldn’t hold the interest of children if it was in black-and-white.

Who wrote Babes Toyland?

Victor Herbert
Babes in Toyland/Composers

What was in the mouse costume in March of the Wooden Soldiers?

A costumed monkey in the film looks a lot like Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney was a close friend of Hal Roach, and a Laurel and Hardy fan.

Who is the mouse in Babes Toyland?

Stannie Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) live in a shoe (as in the nursery rhyme There Was An Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe), along with Mother Peep (the Old Woman), Bo Peep (Charlotte Henry), a mouse resembling Mickey Mouse (and actually played by a live monkey in a costume), and many other children.

What a Crooked Man is Barnaby?

Barnaby is the Crooked Man of Mother Goose fame, and he lives up to his title. While nothing is subtle about Barnaby, let alone too sympathetic, he does manage to be a very fun character, and remains one of the yuletide’s most indelible villains.

Who is the villain in Babes Toyland?

Barnaby
Barnaby is a scheming miser in Mother Goose Village and the main antagonist of the 1961 Disney film, Babes in Toyland.

How many toy soldiers were used in March of the Wooden Soldiers?

The stop-motion animation for the “March of the Wooden Soldiers” scene was created by special-effects director Roy Seawright and cinematographer Art Lloyd. They used 100 wooden toy soldiers, each standing one-foot high, which had to be meticulously posed and shot frame by frame.

What happened at the beginning of the March movie?

The “march” alluded to in the film’s title begins as the soldiers march out of the toy shop (filmed in a stop-motion animation sequence by Roy Seawright ). The scene changes to live-action as the soldiers attack the Bogeymen with the bayonets of their rifles.

What happened to Stannie and Ollie at the toy shop?

But Stannie has mixed up an order from Santa Claus (building 100 wooden soldiers at six feet tall, instead of 600 soldiers at one foot tall) and one of the soldiers, when activated, wrecks the toy shop. Stannie and Ollie are fired without getting the money.