Pack Up Your Troubles
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Pack Up Your Troubles is a 1932 Laurel and Hardy
film directed by George Marshall
and Raymond McCarey
, named after the World War I
song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and smile, smile, smile.
" It is the team's second feature-length picture.
) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy
) being drafted into the American Expeditionary Force
to fight in World War I
. While serving in the trenches of France, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed in action
by the Imperial German Army.
After the War is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City
, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's baby daughter (Jacquie Lyn
) with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name "Smith".
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
film directed by George Marshall
George Marshall (director)
George E. Marshall was an American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director, active through the first six decades of movie history....
and Raymond McCarey
Ray McCarey
Raymond Benedict "Ray" McCarey was an American film director. He began working at Hal Roach Studios, where he did work on short films with Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy. Most of his feature film work consisted of "B" pictures and low-budget films...
, named after the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and smile, smile, smile.
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag
"Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile" is the full name of a World War I marching song, published in 1915 in London. It was written by George Henry Powell under the pseudonym of "George Asaf", and set to music by his brother Felix Powell...
" It is the team's second feature-length picture.
Plot
The film begins in 1917 with Stan (Stan LaurelStan Laurel
Arthur Stanley "Stan" Jefferson , better known as Stan Laurel, was an English comic actor, writer and film director, famous as the first half of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. His film acting career stretched between 1917 and 1951 and included a starring role in the Academy Award winning film...
) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955.-Early life:...
) being drafted into the American Expeditionary Force
American Expeditionary Force
The American Expeditionary Forces or AEF were the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe in World War I. During the United States campaigns in World War I the AEF fought in France alongside British and French allied forces in the last year of the war, against Imperial German forces...
to fight in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. While serving in the trenches of France, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
by the Imperial German Army.
After the War is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's baby daughter (Jacquie Lyn
Jacquie Lyn
Jacquie Lyn was a British-born American child actress, who had a brief yet notable career in motion pictures.-Career:...
) with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name "Smith".
Cast (in credits order)
- Stan LaurelStan LaurelArthur Stanley "Stan" Jefferson , better known as Stan Laurel, was an English comic actor, writer and film director, famous as the first half of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. His film acting career stretched between 1917 and 1951 and included a starring role in the Academy Award winning film...
as Stan - Oliver HardyOliver HardyOliver Hardy was an American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy, the classic double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted nearly 30 years, from 1927 to 1955.-Early life:...
as Ollie - Don DillawayDon DillawayDonald Dillaway , was an American film and TV actor. In films from 1930, New York-born Dillaway had quite prominent supporting roles in several films of the 1930s, perhaps most notably opposite Laurel and Hardy in their second feature film Pack Up Your Troubles in 1932. His roles became gradually...
as Eddie Smith - Jacquie LynJacquie LynJacquie Lyn was a British-born American child actress, who had a brief yet notable career in motion pictures.-Career:...
as Eddie's Baby - Mary CarrMary CarrMary Carr was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr . She appeared in 144 films between 1915 and 1956...
as Old Woman With Letter - James Finlayson as General
- Richard CramerRichard CramerRichard Cramer , was an American actor in films from the late 1920s. Burly, menacing and gravel-voiced, Cramer specialized in villainous roles in many low-budget westerns, but is today best remembered for his several appearances with Laurel and Hardy. He also appeared with W. C...
as Uncle Jack - Adele Watson as Annie
- Tom KennedyTom KennedyJames Edward Narz , known professionally as Tom Kennedy, is an American television presenter best known for his work in game shows. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the younger brother of host Jack Narz who was brother-in-law of host Bill Cullen...
as Recruiting Sergeant - Charles MiddletonCharles B. MiddletonCharles B. Middleton was an American stage and film actor. During a film career that began at age 46 and lasted almost 30 years, Charles Middleton appeared in nearly two hundred films as well as numerous plays...
as Welfare Assistance Officer - Richard TuckerRichard Tucker (actor)Richard Tucker was an American actor. He appeared in 266 films between 1911 and 1940.He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was the first official member of the Screen Actors Guild and a founding member of SAG's Board of Directors...
as Mr Smith - Muriel EvansMuriel EvansMuriel Evans was an American film actress. She is best known for her many appearances in popular westerns of the 1930s for which she won a Golden Boot Award.-Early life and career:...
as Wrong Eddie's Bride - Grady SuttonGrady SuttonGrady Harwell Sutton was an American film and television actor from the 1920s to the 1970s.-Biography:Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sutton was raised in Florida where he attended St. Petersburg High School. He began his career during the silent film era and made the transition to sound films...
as The Wrong Eddie - C. Montague ShawC. Montague ShawCharles Montague Shaw was an Australian character actor, often appearing in small supporting parts in more than 150 films....
as Wrong Eddie's Father - Billy GilbertBilly GilbertBilly Gilbert was an American comedian and actor known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows starting in 1929. He is not to be confused with silent film actor Billy Gilbert Billy Gilbert (September 12, 1894 – September 23,...
as Mr Hathaway