Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- joyful
- mischievous
- thanksgiving viewing
- christmas morning
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as exuberant, imaginative, and unusually effective children’s entertainment with plentiful laughs and thrills.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Little Bo Peep, Mother Goose, Tom-Tom Piper, and other familiar figures inhabit Toyland.
Stanley Dum and Ollie Dee drive the rescue plot through deception, bungling, and teamwork.
The film became widely known through repeated Thanksgiving and Christmas broadcasts as March of the Wooden Soldiers.
Toyland, the shoe-shaped home, caverns, and the wooden soldiers create an overtly stage-like fantasy environment.
Films like Babes in Toyland, and why
The Wizard of Oz
shared children’s fantasy, musical spectacle, fairy-tale characters, and broad comic adventure
Babes in Toyland
shared holiday fantasy, musical storytelling, colorful storybook world, and family-oriented whimsy
Sons of the Desert
shared Laurel and Hardy slapstick, comic duo dynamics, and escalating physical adventure
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.
shared live-action fairy-tale setting, child-friendly peril, musical fantasy, and grotesque villains
Movie Details
- Directors
- Gus Meins, Charley Rogers
- Release Date
- 1934-12-14
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (164)
Cast
- Stan Laurel
- Oliver Hardy
- Charlotte Henry
- Henry Brandon
- Felix Knight
- Virginia Karns
- Florence Roberts
- Richard Alexander
- Scotty Beckett
- Billy Bletcher
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Dove Amazon Channel, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Babes in Toyland about?
- Laurel and Hardy turn a nursery-rhyme kingdom into a colorful slapstick battleground against an evil mortgage holder and his bogeymen.
- What is Babes in Toyland like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Babes in Toyland as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Babes in Toyland violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Babes in Toyland as mild.
- What did critics think of Babes in Toyland?
- Critics broadly regard it as exuberant, imaginative, and unusually effective children’s entertainment with plentiful laughs and thrills.
- Which films are like Babes in Toyland?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wizard of Oz, Babes in Toyland, Sons of the Desert, and The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T..
- How long is Babes in Toyland?
- Babes in Toyland runs 78 minutes.
- Where can I watch Babes in Toyland?
- In United States, Babes in Toyland streams on Dove Amazon Channel, Artiflix.
