Pay as You Exit

Pay as You Exit

Film poster
Directed by Gordon Douglas
Produced by Hal Roach
Music by Leroy Shield
Marvin Hatley
Cinematography Walter Lundin
Edited by William H. Ziegler
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • October 24, 1936 (1936-10-24)
Running time
10:27
Country United States
Language English

Pay as You Exit is a 1936 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 148th Our Gang short that was released.

Plot

Hoping to attract customers to Spanky's barnyard production of Romeo and Juliet, star performer Alfalfa proposes a "pay as you exit" policy: If the kids like the show, they'll pay the allotted one-cent admission on the way out. Alas, the show is nearly over before it starts when leading lady Darla walks out, complaining that Alfalfa has been eating onions (which, he insists, improves his splendid speaking voice). After stalling for time, Spanky hits upon a replacement for Darla: black youngster Buckwheat (who actually was supposed to be a girl a year before but morphed into a boy by this time), decked out in a glorious blonde wig. However, the ladder on Alfalfa gives way; Buckwheat saves him before he falls. When the ladder gives way again, Alfalfa tells Buckwheat to hold on tight, but the aroma of onions gets to Buckwheat, causing him to let go; Alfalfa then falls into the audience. When the audience leaves, Spanky admonishes him for his "pay as you exit" scheme. But pay they did and Alfalfa and Spanky eat onions as a toast to their success.

Notes

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Audience extras

John Collum, Rex Downing, Jack Egger, Paul Hilton, Sidney Kibrick, Harold Switzer, Marvin Strin, Robert Winckler

See also

References

  1. "New York Times: Pay As You Exit". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

External links


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