Little Papa

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Little Papa
Directed byGus Meins
Produced byHal Roach
CinematographyHarry Forbes
Edited byLouis McManus
Music byLeroy Shield
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • September 21, 1935 (1935-09-21)
Running time
19' 27"
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Little Papa is a 1935 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 138th Our Gang short to be released.[1]

Plot

Although Spanky would like to play football with the rest of the gang, he is stuck at home taking care of his baby sister. Hoping to lull the kid to sleep, thereby allowing himself to sneak out of the house, Spanky tries all sorts of "sure-fire" beddie-bye methods. But neither he nor his co-conspirator "Alfalfa" are able to coerce the little brat into drifting off to dreamland—though they do briefly fall asleep themselves.[2]

Their efforts briefly succeed but ultimately fail when, in the process of inflating a football, they cause its air sac to burst loudly, waking the baby and ruining all their efforts.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Notes

  • This short marks the first appearance of Patsy May, who only made 3 other Our Gang appearances after this.

See also

References

  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 181–182. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (2011). "New York Times: Little Papa". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

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