Sprucin' Up

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Sprucin' Up
Directed byGus Meins
Produced byHal Roach
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byLouis McManus
Music byMarvin Hatley
Leroy Shield
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • June 1, 1935 (1935-06-01)
Running time
16:45
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sprucin' Up is a 1935 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 137th Our Gang short to be released.[1]

Plot

Hoping to get on the good side of the new truant officer (Dick Elliott), the gang goes out of their way to impress the man's cute daughter (Marianne Edwards), even unto making such sacrifices as taking baths, combing hair, shining shoes, and washing behind the ears.

Both Spanky and Alfalfa pay a social call on Marianne, and before long, the two lifelong pals have become romantic rivals. Ultimately, Spanky and Alfalfa stage an athletic competition to determine who is the better man, an undertaking with prickly results.

Note

Sprucin' Up was originally going to be known as Good Night Ladies.[2]

According to The Lucky Corner Web Site, the boys can be identified in the scene where they are sitting on the curb, from left to right as: Harold Switzer, Robert Lenz, Alvin Buckelew, Scotty Beckett, George "Spanky" McFarland, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, and Donald Proffitt.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 178–180. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Lucky Corner". 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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