Stan and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to its rightful owner, but they soon discover that the task is not as easy as it looks..


Is it worth your time? If you have any soft spot for physical comedy, Way Out West is pretty much required viewing. It is silly, short, and moves exactly as fast as it needs to. If you hate slapstick or get annoyed by people who act like big kids, skip it. You will just be annoyed. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have th...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is it worth your time? If you have any soft spot for physical comedy, Way Out West is pretty much required viewing. It is silly, short, and moves exactly as fast as it needs to. If you hate slapstick or get annoyed by people who act like big kids, skip it. You will just be annoyed. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have this rhythm that just clicks. It is not like the frantic stuff in The Perfect Clown where everything feels like it is on the verge of breaking. Here, the jokes take their time to bre..."
Charley Rogers, James Parrott, Jack Jevne, Felix Adler
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Family, Western, Comedy

