Roamin' Holiday

Roamin' Holiday
Roamin' Holiday
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	George McFarland; Carl Switzer; Billie Thomas; Eugene Lee; Darla Hood; Pete the Pup; Otis Harlan; May Wallace
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	William H. Ziegler
Music by	Marvin Hatley
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 12, 1937;
Running time	10:40
Country	United States
Language	English

Roamin' Holiday is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 155th Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot

Upset at being forced to do the household chores all weekend long (and the threat of taking dancing lessons), Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and Porky decide to run away from home. Taking a breather in the tiny village of Jenksville, the boys manage to cadge a meal from kindly storekeeper Mrs. Jenks. But when she finds out that the kids are runaways, she passes this information along to her husband, Constable Hi Jenks, who jovially decides to teach the boys a lesson. Pretending to arrest the four youngsters, Constable Jenks dresses them in convict stripes and forces them to work on the rock pile, figuring that after an hour or so they will be glad to return home. But an unanticipated swarm of bees brings this little morality play to a sudden and painful conclusion for the four roamin' rascals.^[2]

Cast

The Gang

Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Darla Hood as Darla
Pete the Pup as himself

Additional cast

Joe White as One of Alfalfa's twin brothers
Tom White as One of Alfalfa's twin brothers
Otis Harlan as Hiram Jenks
May Wallace as 'Ma' Jenks

References

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Roamin' Holiday". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

External links

Roamin' Holiday 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. 206. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Roamin' Holiday". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

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