Aladdin's Lantern

Aladdin's Lantern
Aladdin's Lantern
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Written by	Hal Law; Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Jack Chertok for MGM
Cinematography	Robert Pittack
Music by	David Snell
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	September 17, 1938;
Running time	10:04
Country	United States
Language	English

Aladdin's Lantern is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 171st Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot

The gang members are putting on a musical show about Aladdin and his lamp. While Spanky, Alfalfa and Darla endeavor to stick to the script (such as it is), their efforts are undermined by smaller kids Buckwheat and Porky.^[2] The ending finds Alfalfa getting his just deserts as his bottom gets set on fire in front of the audience. They roar in laughter as his seat cooks to a medium rare and his face turns bright red in embarrassment. As the show fades to black Alfalfa is happily cooling his blistered backside in a washing machine filled with cold water while the water boils from the heat and steam rises around him.

Cast

The Gang

Darla Hood as Darla
Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky / Caliph
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa / Aladdin
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Gary Jasgar as Gary
Darwood Kaye as Waldo
Leonard Landy as Deacon
Joe "Corky" Geil as Tap dancing boy
Billy Minderhout as Genie
George the Monkey as Elmer

Dancers and audience extras

Gloria Brown, Bobby Callahan, Dix Davis, Tim Davis, Rae-Nell Laskey, Henry Lee, Peggy Lynch, Priscilla Montgomery, Harold Switzer, Marylyn Astor Thorpe, Laura June Williams

Notes

Aladdin's Lantern was the last episode directed by Gordon Douglas. It was also the first MGM entry produced with George McFarland as Spanky. He returned from loan to other studios. Gordon Douglas left the gang and MGM to return to Hal Roach Studios.

References

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Aladdin-s-Lantern". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2008.

External links

Aladdin's Lantern at IMDb

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[1] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 222–223. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Aladdin-s-Lantern". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2008.

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