Babes in Toyland
1½ hours of hilarious laughter!
FantasyComedyFamilyholidayfairy talemusicalbased on play or musicalboogeymanmortgageforced marriagewooden soldierfairy tale characters
A whimsical, music-filled fairy tale romp where bumbling heroes try to save a widow and her daughter from an evil villain through schemes and slapstick comedy.
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.
Essence
Ensemble
Stan Laurel
Stannie Dum
Oliver Hardy
Ollie Dee
Charlotte Henry
Little Bo Peep
Henry Brandon
Silas Barnaby
Felix Knight
Tom-Tom Piper
Virginia Karns
Mother Goose
Florence Roberts
The Widow Peep
Richard Alexander
King's Guard (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett
Schoolboy (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Chief of Police (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
Demon Bogeyman (uncredited)
Bobby Burns
Townsman (uncredited)
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