Way Out West

1937 64 min ★ 7.1 Comedy, Western

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.

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Cast

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Rosina Lawrence

Mary Roberts / Stan's falsetto (voice)

James Finlayson

Mickey Finn

Sharon Lynn

Lola Marcel

Chill Wills

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

Stanley Fields

Sheriff

Vivien Oakland

Sheriff's Wife

Flora Finch

Maw (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Janitor

Details

Director

James W. Horne

Screenplay

Charley Rogers

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Hal Roach Studios, Stan Laurel Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Reviews

J

John Chard

June 24, 2017

★ 9/10

The boys spoof the western with joyous results. Running at just over one hour long, this Laurel & Hardy film is a none stop gag fest, both visually and orally. Perhaps more well known for being the film that contains the famous "Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" sequence, it should be noted that that scene is merely a part of a structured romp. Stan & Ollie are asked to deliver a gold mine deed to...

C

CinemaSerf

August 11, 2025

★ 7/10

This one sees our hapless duo sent on a mission to deliver the title deeds for a gold mine to the unsuspecting “Mary” (Rosina Lawrence). On the face of it, their task is actually going quite well. They arrive in the correct town and they haven’t lost the paperwork. No sooner do they encounter “Mickey Finn” (James Finlayson) though, than the wheels start to come off. Stan can’t keep his trap shut, ...