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Way Out West

Way Out West

Comedy · Western · 1937

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

Movie details

Way Out West

“They're wild west outlaws of trouble and trigger men!”

1937 Comedy · Western 1h 4m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

James W. Horne

Written by

Charley Rogers · Felix Adler · James Parrott · James W. Horne

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Rosina Lawrence

Rosina Lawrence

Mary Roberts / Stan's falsetto (voice)

James Finlayson

James Finlayson

Mickey Finn

Sharon Lynn

Sharon Lynn

Lola Marcel

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Lead Singer of the Avalon Boys / Stan's Bass Singing (uncredited)

Stanley Fields

Stanley Fields

Sheriff

Court is in session

Put Way Out West on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.