Choo-Choo!
| Choo-Choo! | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Written by | Hal Roach H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Starring | George McFarland |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Leroy Shield |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Choo-Choo! is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[2] It was the 114th (26th talking episode) Our Gang short that was released. It is a remake of the 1923 Our Gang film A Pleasant Journey.
Plot
Exchanging clothes with a group of runaway orphans who escape from a train, the gang ends up on a train headed for Chicago. Pressed into service as the kids' supervisor, Travelers Aid attendant Mr. Henderson (Dell Henderson) suffers torment, especially when he tries to prevent three-year-old Spanky from socking the nose of every adult in sight.
Things come to a head late that night when Stymie accidentally releases a monkey from its cage, and the monkey in turn releases a menagerie of circus animals from the baggage car and then lights some fireworks. When the train reaches its destination the next morning, Mr. Henderson receives a telegram saying that he has the wrong children and must bring them back on a train to California.
Cast
The Gang
- George McFarland as Spanky
- Sherwood Bailey as Spud
- Matthew Beard as Stymie
- Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy
- Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
- Kendall McComas as Breezy Brisbane
- Harold Wertz as Bouncy
- Pete the Pup as Himself
Additional cast
- Dell Henderson as Mr. Henderson
- Donald Haines as Leader of the runaway orphans
- Wally Albright as Runaway orphan
- Georgie Billings as runaway orphan
- Buddy McDonald as runaway orphan
- Douglas Greer as runaway orphan
- Bobby Mallon as runaway orphan
- Eddie Baker as Officer
- Harry Bernard as Pullman conductor
- Silas D. Wilcox as Pullman attendant
- Estelle Etterre as Dorothy's mother
- Otto Fries as Inebriated novelties salesman
- Lyle Tayo as Secretary
- Baldwin Cooke as Extra on train
- Oliver Hardy as inebriated novelties salesman yelling as bear licks his face (voice only)
See also
References
- ^ theluckycorner.com/
- ^ Maslin, Janet. "New York Times: Choo-Choo!". NY Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
External links
- Choo-Choo! at IMDb