Gas House Kids Go West

Gas House Kids Go West
Gas House Kids Go West
	Film poster
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Robert E. Kent; Robert A. McGowan; Eugene Conrad; Sam Baerwitz;
Produced by	Benjamin Stoloff
Starring	Emory Parnell; Chili Williams; Vince Barnett; William Wright;
Cinematography	William A. Sickner
Edited by	Harry Reynolds
Music by	Hans Sommer
Production; company	Producers Releasing Corporation
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date	July 12, 1947;
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Gas House Kids Go West is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine. A sequel to the 1946 film Gas House Kids, which had starred former Dead End Kids leader Billy Halop, this new film emphasized comedy and recast the gang with Our Gang alumni Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and Tommy Bond, East Side Kids alumnus Benny Bartlett, and juvenile actors Rudy Wissler and Ray Dolciame.

Plot

The Gas House Kids of New York travel west to California after winning a basketball competition. The boys cash in their train tickets and decide to buy a used car instead, donating the money saved to charity. At a used-car lot, the shady dealer gives them a stolen car, too hot for New York, to drive cross-country to his contact in California. After depositing the car, the boys stay at a ranch manned by a gang of crooks.

Cast

Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Benny Bartlett as Orvie
Rudy Wissler as Scat
Tommy Bond as Chimp
Ray Dolciame as Corky
Vince Barnett as Steve
Emory Parnell as Police Sergeant Casey
Chili Williams as Nan Crowley
William Wright as Jim Kingsley
Lela Bliss as Mrs. Crowley
Ronn Marvin as Pulaski
Art Miles as Sheriff
Syd Saylor as Motorcycle Cop
Jay Silverheels as Kingsley's Henchman
Delmar Watson as Young Boy

Soundtrack

Alfalfa sings "West of the Pecos".

References

^ Marshall p.215

Bibliography

Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

External links

Gas House Kids Go West at IMDb

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[1] Marshall p.215

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