Canned Fishing

Canned Fishing
Canned Fishing
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	George McFarland; Carl Switzer; Eugene Lee; Billie Thomas
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	William H. Ziegler
Music by	Leroy Shield; Marvin Hatley
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	February 12, 1938;
Running time	10' 42"
Country	United States
Language	English

Canned Fishing is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 162nd Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot

Again concocting an elaborate hooky-playing scheme, Spanky places a block of ice on the chest of his pal Alfalfa, who spent the night with him at his house. The strategy this time is to convince their mothers that Alfalfa has a bad cold or the flu, and that Spanky must remain by his side to nurse him back to health. In fact, the boys plan to go fishing the moment their mothers' backs are turned—and the scheme might have worked, had Buckwheat and Porky not spilled the beans to Spanky's mother.

Vowing to teach the boys a lesson, she orders Spanky and Alfalfa to remain in the house all day and look after Spanky's kid brother Junior. This turns out to be a major mistake when, while trying to clean Junior's clothes, the boys end up locked in a steam cabinet, while poor Buckwheat finds himself stuck in the washing machine's rinse cycle. When Spanky's mother returns, the three boys run to school.^[2]

Cast

The Gang

George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Eugene Lee as Porky

Additional cast

Gary Jasgur as Junior
Wilma Cox as Spanky's mother

Filming Locations

The house is still standing and is located at 9634 Farragut Drive in Culver City, California.^[3]

References

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Canned Fishing". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
^ 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

Canned Fishing 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. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Canned Fishing". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.

[3] 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.

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