Bear Shooters

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Bear Shooters
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Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Produced byRobert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
Starring Bobby Hutchins
Allen Hoskins
Jackie Cooper
Mary Ann Jackson
Norman Chaney
Leon Janney
Pete the Pup
Cinematography Len Powers
Edited by Richard C. Currier
Music by Ray Henderson
Distributed by MGM
Release date
  • May 17, 1930 (1930-05-17)
Running time
20' 16"
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Bear Shooters

Bear Shooters is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film, the 98th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan. [1] [2]

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Plot

Spud wants to take a camping trip and shoot bears with Jackie, Chubby and Farina, but his mother has forced him to mind his little brother Wheezer, who has croup. Spud must periodically apply ointment to Wheezer's chest. He tries to persuade his sister Mary Ann to tend to Wheezer, but she insists on going camping. Spud resolves to go camping anyway and takes both Wheezer and Mary Ann along. The gang travels in an old dilapidated wagon guided by Dinah the Mule. Two bootleggers spot the gang and try to force them to leave. One of the bootleggers dons a gorilla suit to scare the gang, but they trap him. The gang leaves the forest when a skunk sprays the area.

Production

Bear Shooters is a remake of the 1924 silent film It's a Bear , and Allen Hoskins appeared in both films. It is one of four sound Our Gang shorts that fell into the public domain after the copyright lapsed in the 1960s (the other three are School's Out , Our Gang Follies of 1938 and Waldo's Last Stand ). As such, these films frequently appear in inexpensive DVD compilations.

The scenes of the gang preparing for the camping trip were filmed in the alley just south of Woodbine Street between Motor Avenue and Mentone Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles. [3]

Farina, Jackie and Chubby prepare their lunch for the bear hunt in Bear Shooters. Bear shooters-still.JPEG
Farina, Jackie and Chubby prepare their lunch for the bear hunt in Bear Shooters.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Bear Shooters". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
  2. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 113–114. ISBN   978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ 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 October 2, 2024.


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