Movie
Pack Up Your Troubles
Overview
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter 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.
Details
- Release date
- 1932-09-16
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Hal Roach Studios
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Stan Laurel as Stan
- Oliver Hardy as Ollie
- Don Dillaway as Eddie Smith
- Jacquie Lyn as Eddie's Little Girl
- Mary Carr as Old Woman with Letter
- James Finlayson as General
- Richard Cramer as Uncle Jack
- Adele Watson as Annie
- Tom Kennedy as Recruiting Sergeant
- Charles Middleton as Welfare Association Officer
- Richard Tucker as Mr. Smith
- Muriel Evans as Wrong Eddie's Bride
Crew
- Ray McCarey - Director
- George Marshall - Director
- Stan Laurel - Writer
- H.M. Walker - Writer
- Ray McCarey - Writer
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