Way Out West

John Chard

2017-06-24

⭐ 9

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 a young lady by the name of Mary Roberts (Rosina Lawrence), naturally they get embroiled in some daft shenanigans as they are duped by the devious duo of Mickey Finn (a delightfully fiendish James Fi…

CinemaSerf

2025-08-11

⭐ 7

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, and when “Mickey” realises that they have no idea what his ward looks like, he engages his pal “Lola” (Sharon Lynn) to impersonate “Mary”. Transaction sorted, and off they go - straight into the arms …