Choo-Choo! is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[2] It was the 114th Our Gang short to be released.[3] It is a remake of the 1923 Our Gang film A Pleasant Journey.
| Choo-Choo! | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | Hal Roach H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Starring | George McFarland |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Leroy Shield |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editExchanging clothes with a group of runaway orphans who escape from a train, the gang ends up on a train headed for New Orleans. Pressed into service as the kids' supervisor, Travelers Aid attendant Mr. Henderson (Dell Henderson) suffers torment, especially when he tries to prevent three-year-old Spanky from socking the nose of every adult in sight.
Things come to a head late that night when Stymie accidentally releases a monkey from its cage, and the monkey in turn releases a menagerie of circus animals from the baggage car and then lights some fireworks. When the train reaches its destination the next morning, Mr. Henderson receives a telegram saying that he has the wrong children and must bring them back on a train to California.
Cast
editThe Gang
edit- George McFarland as Spanky
- Sherwood Bailey as Spud
- Matthew Beard as Stymie
- Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy
- Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
- Kendall McComas as Breezy Brisbane
- Harold Wertz as Bouncy
- Pete the Pup as Himself
Additional cast
edit- Dell Henderson as Mr. Henderson
- Donald Haines as Leader of the runaway orphans
- Wally Albright as Runaway orphan
- Georgie Billings as runaway orphan
- Buddy McDonald as runaway orphan
- Douglas Greer as runaway orphan
- Bobby Mallon as runaway orphan
- Eddie Baker as Officer
- Harry Bernard as Pullman conductor
- Silas D. Wilcox as Pullman attendant
- Estelle Etterre as Dorothy's mother
- Otto Fries as Inebriated novelties salesman
- Lyle Tayo as Secretary
- Baldwin Cooke as Extra on train
- Oliver Hardy as inebriated novelties salesman yelling as bear licks his face (voice only)
Filming Locations
editIn an early scene in the film, the Gang is seen playing next to the Santa Fe Railway's La Grande Station at 2nd Street and Santa Fe Avenue in Los Angeles.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ theluckycorner.com/
- ^ Maslin, Janet (2011). "New York Times: Choo-Choo!". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 140–141. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
External links
edit- Choo-Choo! at IMDb