Product Details

• Actors: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, Bette Davis, Glenn Ford
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: October 16, 2007
• Run Time: 323 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TJBNH6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,390 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Item Name: March of the Wooden Soldiers; Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)

Product Description

Disc 1: The Bishop's Wife P&S Disc 2: March of the Wooden Soldiers P&S Disc 3: Pocketful of Miracles WS

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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your average Holiday collection..., October 26, 2007

By	Albert M. Bozzo "The Vine House" (Sutter Creek, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Here is a nice little Holiday film collection with a huge surprise! Most everyone is familiar with these titles and all of them have been out prior to this release. However, Laurel & Hardy's March of the Wooden Soldiers has never been released in quite the way it has here - complete, uncut, excellent transfer and the original studio logo and title cards for --- Babes In Toyland! Finally, after years of television "butchering" and copyright battles, one of Laurel & Hardy's best is available as it was originally released. Thanks to 20th Century Fox and MGM for releasing this little piece of film history.

42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning New High Definition Restoration and Colorization!, November 13, 2006

By	JPL (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: March of the Wooden Soldiers (DVD)

Wow is all I can say! Laurel and Hardy's March of the Wooden Soldiers (aka Babes in Toyland) has never looked better. Legend Films and Genius Products found rare 35mm film elements and did a high definition digital restoration to create the finest looking black-and-white version of this L&H holiday classic ever seen. And to beat that, they created a stunning new COLOR version on the same DVD with a new Colorization technology. It really looks like it was shot in color. This disc is then jammed full of great bonus features to take any nostalgic viewer down Christmas memory lane. This DVD is FAR superior to the Goodtimes version (I viewed them side by side) and well worth the extra couple of dollars. I highly recommend this new definitive version of March of the Wooden Soldiers (with the Red box) both for yourself or for a gift.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Babes in Toyland" FINALLY comes to DVD!!, March 5, 2009

By	Robert Badgley (London,Ontario,Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: March of the Wooden Soldiers (DVD)

It is sad that Laurel and Hardy fans in North America have been given the short end of the stick for so many years.The rights to all of their shorts(both silent and sound)and their movies(specifically the Hal Roach catalogue)have changed hands more times than I would care to count.It is a sorry legacy of greed,neglect and indifference.Well,I'm happy to report that we finally have something good to celebrate for a change!
MGM studios has taken the proverbial bull by the horns and have elected to release their own print of "Babes in Toyland".Yes you heard me,NOT "March of the Wooden Soldiers"(the slip case cover title) but "Babes in Toyland".This release has the original opening and closing titles;and it is marvellous to look at.
It is a beautiful print and the best looking release of the movie I have seen.There have been alot of pretenders to the throne over the last while,some pretty pathetic ones at that,but finally we get to see the film as close to its' original release state as we can get.The original was 90 minutes long and while seen only occasionally in the early TV years it was eventually pared down to the length we have here,about 78 minutes.And that is the version we have had unfortunately for decades.
MGM caught me totally off guard with this one,but I won't complain in the least because I'm just so happy to finally see it out there.I AM worried a little though that by putting "March of the Wooden Soldiers" on the cover that many fans may give it a pass by thinking it is just another version among many of that film.
It begs the question though,how many more Laurel and Hardy features do MGM hold?They were the distributor for Hal Roach and if they have this movie in their archives it makes some sense that they would possibly have the original full length version and many others,if not all their movies AND shorts.Unfortunately,not holding the rights to their films,there is little MGM can do but sit tight.
Whatever the answers,we must thank MGM studios for taking the initiative and releasing this charming film,for all the Laurel and Hardy fans here in North America and in the best condition I've seen.Let us give MGM the "Laurels" they deserve and our "Hardy" endorsement by buying the most definitive version to date
of the Laurel and Hardy classic "Babes in Toyland".