Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

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."

Directed by Ray McCarey, George Marshall

Produced by Hal Roach Studios

193268 min6.8 / 10

A lighthearted Laurel and Hardy comedy that uses wartime and post-war settings as a backdrop for slapstick humor and a heartwarming quest to reunite an orphan with her family.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Pack Up Your Troubles easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Pack Up Your Troubles end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Pack Up Your Troubles scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Pack Up Your Troubles violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.

  • Is Pack Up Your Troubles sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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