Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Prismark10 I watched this with my teenage son. It is the first time he has seen a Laurel and Hardy film (just tells you how rarely Laurel and Hardy are shown on television these days.) He laughed like a loon.Not a surprise although it is one of their longer length films it still has a lot of knockabout comedy and the song and dance numbers compliment the film rather than get in the way.Laurel & Hardy go west to Brushwood Gulch to deliver the deeds to a goldmine and a locket to a dead prospector's daughter.However a saloon owner (James Finlayson) conspires with his wife to pretend to be the daughter. Once the duo realise their error, they try to retrieve the deeds which involves a mule lifting Hardy up.It really is silly slapstick and a lot of fun.

Prichards12345 I can add very little to previous reviews of this film, save to say it's still one of my favourite comedies from Stan and Ollie. Endearing - almost a celebration of cinema's greatest gagsters - Way Out West is just a film to love and a film to laugh with.Laurel and Hardy come to Brushwood Gulch to deliver a deed to a goldmine to a young daughter left behind when her late father went prospecting. And of course they get stiffed by the irresistible rascal Jimmy Finlayson. This is one of Fin's best showings: those close ups of his reaction when Stan and Ollie hand over the deed had me in stitches.Of course there is also the wonderful chemistry of the stars themselves. Their dance to "At The Ball That's All" is a perfect joy, and who can forget "On the Trail Of The Lonesome Pine"? And there's the wonderful running gag of Ollie disappearing to the bottom of a muddy pond (never Stan!), the highjinks of burgling Fin's house to get the deed back and the wonderful tickling assault on Stan. I struggle to believe that some reviewers don't care much for this film. Well, each to his own.The Marx Brothers even borrowed the central plot for Go West, which is far from their best effort. As much as I love the Marxes I much prefer this version. The comedian's age may show a little but they are still the best.

JoeytheBrit In childhood this was one of my favourite Laurel & Hardy films, and seen with the eyes of an adult it is still packed with an incredible amount of funny moments. L&H arrive in a wild western town to deliver the deeds of a gold mine to Mary Roberts (Rosina Lawrence) a young girl working as a scullery maid for wily saloon owner Mickey Finn (James Finlayson) and showgirl Lola (Sharon Lynn). Finn and Lola trick the boys into handing the deeds over to them and, once they discover the duplicity, the duo are determined to retrieve it.For a full-length feature, it is surprising how well-paced the film is - especially in the first forty minutes (things go downhill a little in the last 20 minutes, although there are still laughs to be had). There are any number of not only funny but classic scenes, such as the pair's impromptu dance to The Avalon Boys song and their duet on Trail of the Lonesome Pine (which would reach the top of the charts long after the boys had both died), Stan's hysterics as Lola tries to wrestle the deeds from him, Ollie's frustrated attempts to emulate Stan's thumb trick, and Stan finding he quite enjoys the taste of Ollie's hat, etc.This is arguably one of Laurel & Hardy's greatest films and is essential viewing for anyone interested in vintage Hollywood comedy.

Jackson Booth-Millard Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are the most famous comedy duo in history, and deservedly so, so I am happy to see any of their films. Basically Stan and Ollie are heading for the town of Brushwood Gulch to give the deed to a gold mine, property of Mary Roberts (Rosina Lawrence, also Laurel's female singing voice) after her father has recently died. Unfortunately they are tricked by bar owner Mickey Finn (James Finlayson) and his wife Lola Marcel (Sharon Lynne), pretending to be Mary, to get the fortune for themselves. As they are about to leave, the real Mary Roberts reveals herself, and they realise they have been tricked, and there is a big squabble to get the deed back, before Stan and Ollie are chased out of town by the Sheriff (Stanley Fields) who warned them to leave. Just after Stan has eaten Ollie's hat (which he said he would do if they didn't get the deed back), they sneak back into town to try and get the deed back. They do manage to get Mickey to open the safe with it, and it ends with the two boys and Mary riding out of town to head South. Also starring Vivien Oakland as Sheriff's Wife. This is among Laurel and Hardy's greatest films, at sixty minutes it features some of the best sequences and songs ever made, including the dance to "At The Ball, That's All" by The Avalon Boys, their hit song "Trail of the Lonesome Pine", the ending song "We're Going to Go Way Down to Dixie", and all the wonderful slapstick and classic comedy you could want from a black and white film, an excellent film. It was nominated the Oscar Best Music for Marvin Hatley. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were number 7 on The Comedians' Comedian, and the film was number 92 on The 100 Greatest Films. Outstanding!