Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)

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Drafted into the army during World War I, those muddled misfits Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy make a shambles of Training Camp before being shipped to France. When their best pal Eddie (Donald Dillaway) is killed in battle, Stan and Ollie vow to locate the grandparents of Eddie's orphaned little… More Drafted into the army during World War I, those muddled misfits Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy make a shambles of Training Camp before being shipped to France. When their best pal Eddie (Donald Dillaway) is killed in battle, Stan and Ollie vow to locate the grandparents of Eddie's orphaned little daughter (Jacquie Lyn). Unfortunately, the grandparents are named Smith--and they live in New York City. With only a city directory and phone book as their guide, Stan and Ollie undergo several chucklesome misadventures as they scour the canyons of Manhattan to find Mr. and Mrs. Smith. With the orphanage officials hot on their heels, the boys take drastic action to raise enough money to get out of town with the little girl. All turns out well when Eddie's grandfather makes an appearance under the least likely circumstances. But before Laurel & Hardy can enjoy their own happy ending, they cross the path of an old enemy from their army days: a knife-wielding chef with blood in his eye. The second of Laurel & Hardy's feature-length films, Pack Up Your Troubles is, so far as we're concerned (and here we part company with most Laurel & Hardy buffs), infinitely more amusing than their first feature effort, 1931's Pardon Us. Best bit: An overtired Laurel, attempting to tell a bedtime story to the little girl, ends up snoozing away as the kid finishes the story. The powerhouse supporting cast includes such Laurel & Hardy regulars as James Finlayson, Billy Gilbert, Rychard Cramer, Charles Middleton and Charlie Hall. George Marshall, the film's director, proves a mirthsome menace in the small role of the vengeful chef. For years available only in its 62-minute reissue form, Pack Up Your Troubles was restored to its full 68-minute glory in the mid-1980s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 8 min.
Directed By: George Marshall, Ray McCarey
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 17, 1932 Wide

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Has enough original slapstick bits that work to patch together a pleasing blend of comedy and melodramatics.

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Cast

            Stan Laurel as Himself

            Oliver Hardy as Himself

            Donald Dillaway as Eddie Smith

            Jacquie Lyn as Eddie's Baby

            Mary Carr as Woman

            James Finlayson as the General

            Rychard Cramer as Uncle Jack

            Adele Watson as Uncle Jack's Wife Annie

            Tom Kennedy as Recruiting Sergeant

            Muriel Evans as the Bride

            Grady Sutton as Eddie the Groom

            Billy Gilbert as Mr. Hathaway

            Robert H. Barrat as Detective

            Frank Brownlee as Irascible Drill Sergeant

            Nora Cecil as Officers in the Eastside Welfare Association

            Budd Fine
            
            Mary Gordon as Mrs. MacTavish

            Frank S. Hagney
            
            Pat Harmon
            
            Ben Hendricks Jr.
            
            Cornelius Keefe as New Recruit

            Lew Kelly as Saunders the Bank Guard

            Charles B. Middleton as Welfare Assn. officer

            Gene Morgan
            
            James C. Morton
            
            Bill O'Brien as Butler

            Frank Rice as Parkins the Butler

            C. Montague Shaw as Groom's Father

            Richard Tucker as Bank President

            Henry Hall as Drill Soldier

            Marvin Hatley
            
            George Miller
            
            Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Rogers the Butler

            Chet Brandenburg as Street Extra

            Baldwin Cooke as Doughboy

            Bob O'Connor
            
            Charles Dorety as Passerby

            Dick Gilbert as Jerry Grubby Friend of Cramer

            George Marshall as Pierre the Army Post Cook

            Elinor Vandivere as Unperturbed Society Matron

            Charlie Hall as Janitor

            Ham Kinsey as Telegraph boy soldier

            Charley Young as Crowd Extra

            James Mason as Police Officer

            Pete Gordon
            
            Dorothy Layton
            
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