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Football Romeo

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Football Romeo
Directed byGeorge Sidney
Written byHal Law
Robert A. McGowan
Produced byJack Chertok for MGM
StarringCarl Switzer
George McFarland
Tommy Bond
Darla Hood
Eugene Lee
Billie Thomas
CinematographyClyde De Vinna
Edited byJack White
Music byDavid Snell
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • 12 November 1938 (1938-11-12)
Running time
10:25
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Football Romeo is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 173rd Our Gang short to be released.[1]

Plot

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The gang squares off against Butch's Assassins in a crucial football game. Star player Alfalfa balks at participating, leaving it up to Darla to coerce and cajole him into donning his uniform. The climax of the game finds Alfalfa attempting a sixty-yard touchdown, despite the formidable opposition of his lifelong rival Butch.[2]

Cast

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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Bit players and extras

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Becky Bohanon, Buddy Bowles, Floyd Fisher, Charline Flanders, Morris Grace Jr., Bruce Grant, Joe Levine, Roger McGee, Norman Salling, Corrine Varian, Robert Winkler

Notes

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Football Romeo benefited from the comedy expertise of uncredited script contributor Jack White, who directed many Three Stooges films at Columbia Pictures under the pseudonym "Preston Black".[2]

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. 224. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Football ROmeo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
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