Choo-Choo!
| Choo-Choo! | |
|---|---|
 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 Our Gang short to be released.[3] It is a remake of the 1923 Our Gang film A Pleasant Journey.
Plot
[edit]Exchanging clothes with a group of runaway orphans who escape from a train, the gang ends up on a train headed for New Orleans. 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
[edit]The Gang
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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)
Filming Locations
[edit]In an early scene in the film, the Gang is seen playing next to the Santa Fe Railway's La Grande Station at 2nd Street and Santa Fe Avenue in Los Angeles.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ theluckycorner.com/
- ^ Maslin, Janet (2011). "New York Times: Choo-Choo!". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 140–141. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Choo-Choo! at IMDb
