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Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

From crack-pot civilians to coo-coo privates–they'll lead you a chase so crammed with hysterical laughter, you'll say it's even funnier than their first feature, "Pardon Us."

19326.71h 8m

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.

Directed by Ray McCarey
Written by H.M. Walker, Stan Laurel, Ray McCarey
Produced by Hal Roach
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Top Cast

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Stan

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Ollie

Don Dillaway

Don Dillaway

Eddie Smith

Jacquie Lyn

Jacquie Lyn

Eddie's Little Girl

Mary Carr

Mary Carr

Old Woman with Letter

James Finlayson

James Finlayson

General

Richard Cramer

Richard Cramer

Uncle Jack

Adele Watson

Adele Watson

Annie

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Recruiting Sergeant

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Welfare Association Officer

Themes & Keywords

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About Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles is a comedy, war film released in 1932 exploring themes of banker, world war i, boot camp, post world war i, black and white, orphan. Directed by Ray McCarey, it stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Don Dillaway. 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.

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