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Roamin' Holiday

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Roamin' Holiday
Directed byGordon Douglas
Produced byHal Roach
StarringGeorge McFarland
Carl Switzer
Billie Thomas
Eugene Lee
Darla Hood
Pete the Pup
Otis Harlan
May Wallace
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byWilliam H. Ziegler
Music byMarvin Hatley
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 12, 1937 (1937-06-12)
Running time
10:40
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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  • 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

See also

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References

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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.
  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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