Choo-Choo!

Choo-Choo!
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Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach
Written by	Hal Roach H. M. Walker
Starring	George McFarland
Music by	Leroy Shield
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	MGM
Release dates	March 7, 1932 (1932-03-07)
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 mischievous orphans, the kids end up on a train headed for Chicago. Pressed into service as the kids' supervisor, effeminate 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 when the kids manage to get hold of some fireworks, at the same time accidentally releasing a menagerie of circus animals from the baggage car. At the end of the episode, Mr. Henderson is told 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
Eddie Baker as Officer
Harry Bernard as Pullman conductor
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)

References

↑ theluckycorner.com/
↑ Maslin, Janet. "New York Times: Choo-Choo!". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-19.

External links

Choo-Choo! at the Internet Movie Database

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