Monday, December 13, 2010

Classic Movies - Christmas Classics: March of the Wooden Soldiers

Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) and Stanley Dum (Stan Laurel) try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep (Charlotte Henry) from the clutches of the evil Barnaby (Henry Brandon). When that fails, they trick Barnaby into marrying Stanley Dum instead of Bo Peep. Enraged, Barnaby unleashes the bogeymen from their caverns to destroy Toyland.

**Trivia Question for Today: In March of the Wooden Soldiers, who was the "actor" in the "Mickey Mouse" costume?

Bonus Trivia for Today: In March of the Wooden Soldiers, how was the mother and father of The Three Little Pigs portrayed?

Trivia Answer for Previous Post: In 1949, Mitchum was contracted to RKO Pictures. According to Robert Osborne, Howard Hughes, the head of RKO, had Mitchum take the part in Holiday Affair to repair his image after his arrest for marijuana possession.

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