Actually, it’s The March of the Wooden Soldiers, I think.
This was a nice post. It brought back my memories growing up in the NY metro area and every T-Giving, without fail, this movie was shown on WPIX-11 beginning at 11:30.
I still like that movie, as corny as it is (but, funny stuff too from L&H) for sentimental reasons.
Makes me long for those simpler days.
March of the Wooden Soldiers always creeped me out - I generally stuck it out, though, for the special effects at the end.
Ollie: "Why, the toymaker and I are just like that." (Crossing his fingers)
Stan: "Which one are you?"
Ollie: "why I'm this one..........oooôooooh!"
OCCUPY TOYLAND!!!!!!!!!!!
That must have been where we first saw it. My family lived in Vestal, New York in the early seventies, and I still remember watching that film. Yes, the soldier were a bit creepy, but it was, as always, good to see the good guys triumph. And it’s always neat to see Laurel and Hardy, anyway. Thank you for posting this.
I have to buy this on DVD because I *always* miss it. Every year. And it only seems to get played once per year.
I kinda miss “A Man Called Flintstone”, the feature length cartoon spoof of the Bond movies. It’s no classic by any means but it kept me occupied (and out of the kitchen) on Thanksgiving mornings during the ‘70s.