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Pack Up Your Troubles

1932 · 68 min

A gentle, gag-filled romp that ambles from barracks slapstick to city misadventures, always warm and rarely mean.

Directed by
George Marshall, Ray McCarey
Genres
Comedy, War
Starring
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Don Dillaway
Tagline
From crack-pot civilians to coo-coo privates–they'll lead you a chase so crammed with hysterical laughter, you'll say it's even funnier than their first feature, "Pardon Us."
Overview
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
George Marshall, Ray McCarey
Genres
Comedy, War
Starring
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Don Dillaway
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • found family
  • war
  • loyalty
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • military
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, war
Directed by
George Marshall, Ray McCarey
Written by
Stan Laurel, Ray McCarey, H.M. Walker
Starring
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Don Dillaway, Jacquie Lyn, Mary Carr, James Finlayson, Richard Cramer, Adele Watson
Cinematography
Art Lloyd
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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