The Pigskin Palooka
The Pigskin Palooka is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 159th Our Gang short (160th episode, 70th talking short, and 71st talking episode) that was released.
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Written by | Jack Jevne |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | see below |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | William H. Ziegler |
| Music by | Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 10' 41' |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Having written of his football heroics in military school, Alfalfa returns home to a hero's welcome. But the fact is that Alfalfa never played a game in his life and borrowed Rex's, a classmate and football player's uniform to take a picture, angering him as well. No sooner has he stepped off the train than his old pal Spanky, manager of the gang's football team, informs Alfalfa that he's been slated to be star player in an upcoming gridiron battle—which is to be staged within the next few hours. Alfalfa winds up winning the game in a total fluke, which Buckwheat and Porky helped cause.[1]
Cast
The Gang
- Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
- Darla Hood as Darla
- Eugene Lee as Porky
- George McFarland as Spanky
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
- Pete The Pup as himself
Additional cast
- Rex Downing as Cadet (photographer)
- Gary Jasgur as Junior (timekeeper)
- Cullen Johnson as Scorekeeper
- Dickie Jones as Spike
- Sidney Kibrick as Spike's sidekick
- Delmar Watson as Captain of the military academy's football team
Members of Spanky's team
Daniel Boone, John Collum, Charles Flickinger, Larry Harris, Paul Hilton, Darwood Kaye, Tommy McFarland, Donald Proffitt, Drew Roddy, Harold Switzer
Members of Spike's team
Hugh Chapman, Dix Davis, Barry Downing, Roger McGee, Fred Walburn, Robert Winkler
Game spectators and band players
Barry Downing, Bobby Callahan, Dix Davis, Floyd Fisher, Vincent Graeff, Payne B. Johnson, Henry Lee, Joe Levine, Priscilla Lyon, Drew Roddy, Norman Salling, Joe Straunch, Jr., Fred Walburn, Robert Winckler
See also
References
- Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Pigskin Palooka". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.