Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Hitchcoc While we are watching a relatively unknown operetta written by a guy named Balfe, we get to watch some of the funniest stuff Stan and Ollie ever did. I realize they are not on screen as much as we would have liked, but there is a fun plot and they are really interesting characters. They are stereotypical gypsies, stealing stuff from people. They are also victims because Ollie's wife, Mae Busch, takes his money and runs off with some wolfy guy. The boys are left care for a little girl (Darla Hood) who we have seen kidnapped by gypsies (another stereotype) earlier in the film. Anyway, there are so many treats in this, the normal byplay of the two guys, is precious. Stan holds forth with his weird stuff that flabbergasted Oliver. Of course, the scene in the winery where Stan is supposed to fill the bottles will have you on the floor. I still get pains from laughing as I'm watching it. I know that some of the opera is hard for contemporary audiences, but there are a couple of beautiful songs in this one that make it worth listening.

mark.waltz While quite stunning to look at with exquisite sets, lavish costumes and some beautiful snowy photography, at times this seems just too long even though it's got a full length plot line and a few musical numbers to pad it out. Oliver is married to the cheating Mae Busch who kidnaps a princess then runs out on Oliver anyway, leaving the young girl (Darla Hood as a child, Jacqueline Welles as a young lady) to be raised by Oliver and his sidekick, Stan Laurel.Moving from shorts into features full time, Stan and Ollie were lucky to have material that could be extended into a full plot line. They had done a similar situation before in the 1933 full length operetta "Fra Diablo", so this needed a fresh take on an old story, having been based upon an opera itself. I would have loved a dance number with the gypsies, as the songs aren't all that memorable. Heading into the Little Rascals series, Darla Hood manages to be cute without being cloying, something that left me cold to her in the shorts. The future Julie Bishop really has nothing substantial to do as the older young lady. Of the supporting players, Busch is a convincing shrew, while James Finlayson is funny with his double takes as a palace guard. The lovable Zeffie Tilbury is, as always, a delight as the gypsy queen, while Mitchell Lewis deliciously sinister as her son. Silent star Antonio Moreno is sensuous as the roving gypsy whom Busch carries on with in front of her own husband. It's pretty enjoyable, but I found myself more entranced by the setting and technical aspects of the film than the actual movie as a whole. Be forewarned, a scene of Stan sawing bars is like nails down a chalkboard.

Stephen Alfieri This is Stan's response when Ollie tries to explain the sight of his wife's lover giving her a chuck under the chin."The Bohemian Girl" is classic L&H. Two guys who are clearly out of place(does anyone really buy them as gypsies? Especially when Ollie is wearing the same wig he wore in "March of the Wooden Soldiers").I'm sure everyone by now knows this is the film that was Thelma Todd's last picture, due to her untimely death. That's why the film is so choppy, too many edits.But there are still so many classic scenes with the two boys. Stan's wine scene, when Ollie recovers his "stolen" property, Stan searching under Ollie's pillow, and on and on.James Finlayson and Mae Busch steal the picture. They are both so right for their parts, they're hysterical.I had never seen this film before, but heard plenty about it. For years I have heard my mother-in-law talk about this film that she saw when she was young, and how some of the scenes had stayed with her. She thought that the film was lost, but my wife and I found a copy on Ebay, and gave it to her for this past Christmas. This weekend she loaned us the tape, and I enjoyed it so much I'm sure that many of the scenes will stay with me for a long time as well.

aliebson Very happy to contradict other reviewers of this movie, but it is a little-known gem. From the scene where they pickpocket the dandy, to the scene where Stan is filching Ollie's money-bag, to the scene where Stan is filling the wine-bottles, through to the final scene after the torture chamber, when they look at each other, it is a wonderful movie (Ollie: "I'm going to take my zither lesson"; Stan: "Oh, I slept like a top, too," followed by Ollie's great mug). The scene when Hardy is claiming "his" items from the dandy is priceless (his "lorgnette"--now how does a gypsy like Ollie know that word?! Vintage Ollie). I always loved the scene when Stan was singing in the two operatic voices. Great music, great cast (Darla Hood, Mae Busch, Finlayson, et al). See it for yourself (VERY hard to find).