The Merry Old Soul (1933): cast, story & where to watch
1933 · Film · ★ 5.4
Released in 1933, The Merry Old Soul is a notable film directed by Walter Lantz.
What it’s about. Oswald is at the dentist. A tooth being pulled hangs on tight. Just then, the radio reports "Old King Cole has the blues" and Oswald races off in his car. He gathers up a collection of comics: Charles Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, etc. At the castle, they start singing off-kilter versions of Mother Goose rhymes, with Al Jolson in a blackface routine, and the king is quickly cheered up. Laurel & Hardy haul in a large pile of pies, and an all-out fight breaks out. The jester, who has been getting jealous of Oswald, kidnaps him during the fight and hauls him into a dungeon, submitting him to various tortures, where we discover that the real torture has been the dentist pulling the tooth all along.
How it landed. With an audience score of 5.4/10, The Merry Old Soul has proved divisive with audiences.
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- Where can I watch The Merry Old Soul (1933)?
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- Is The Merry Old Soul worth watching?
- The Merry Old Soul holds an audience score of 5.4 out of 10. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- When was The Merry Old Soul released?
- The Merry Old Soul was released in 1933.