Introduction"The Bohemian Girl" is an American comedy movie launched in 1936. It was directed by James W. Horne and Charles Rogers and produced by Hal Roach. The film stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Emily Fitzroy, Thelma Todd, and Antonio Moreno. Its story is based on a phase opera of the exact same name by Michael William Balfe and Alfred Bunn.
Plot OverviewThe plot of "The Bohemian Girl" begins in a gypsy encampment in 18th-century Austria. An energetic group of Romany people are staging a huge party, which is disturbed by the arrival of the military Commander, who's there to discover his wife's fan. Stan (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) are two hapless members of the gypsy group. The wife elopes with a young gypsy named Devilshoof, leaving behind her baby woman, Arline. The child is taken and raised by Ollie and his partner, unaware of the baby's worthy birth.
After a major time dive, twelve years later on, the film presents the now-grown child, Arline (Jacqueline Wells, later on Julie Bishop). She's sheltered and kept away from the outdoors world by her supposed dad, Ollie, due to a prediction that misfortune will come her method of she ever leaves the gypsy camp.
Experience in the CityArline, agitated and curious about the world beyond the gypsy encampment, slips out of the camp one day and participates in the bustling city. There, she satisfies a handsome complete stranger who ends up being Count Arnheim, the governor, played by William P. Carleton. He's instantly taken by the intelligent and lovely girl.
Twist in the TaleAll at once, Stan and Ollie get associated with numerous comical misadventures, as they look for and bring back Arline. The plot deviates when Arline is founded guilty of theft for unintentionally attempting to offer a locket that she's had considering that youth, a locket that in truth belongs to the Countess. The drama increases when Count Arnheim acknowledges the youth locket, which leads him to recognize that Arline is his lost kid.
EndingIn the end, after everybody's identities are exposed and misconceptions are fixed, Arline is unified with her genuine father, Count Arnheim. The film handles between the coordinates of funny and drama, with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy's classic comedic mishaps accentuating the more remarkable, operatic components in the movie.
Conclusion"The Bohemian Girl" holds an unique location in the Laurel & Hardy filmography. Though not without controversy regarding racial stereotypes, the movie was lauded for its ideal mix of comedy and music. It effectively adapts an opera into a funny, a difficult feat by any requirement. With its errors and achievements, it stays a considerable 1930s film recording the style and humor of its time.
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