Divot Diggers

Divot Diggers
Divot Diggers
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Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Produced by	Hal Roach
Cinematography	Francis Corby
Edited by	Louis McManus
Music by	Marvin Hatley ; Leroy Shield
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	February 8, 1936;
Running time	14' 22"
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated January 26, 2024

Divot Diggers is a 1936 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan; It was the 142nd Our Gang short to be released.

Plot

The action takes place at an expansive California golf course, where the gang merrily play their own ragtag version of golf with makeshift clubs. When the course's regular caddies quit en masse , the desperate caddy master hires the gang members as replacements. The kids—and their gibberish-spouting pet chimpanzee—proceed to drive an adult foursome crazy, then put the finishing touch on an imperfect day by accidentally commandeering a lawn-mowing tractor.

Cast

The Gang

Darla Hood as Darla
Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Patsy May as Baby Patsy
Harold Switzer as Harold
Pete The Pup as himself
Jiggs The Chimpanzee as Chimpanzee

Additional cast

Leonard Kibrick as Caddy
Billy Bletcher as Bill, golfer
Tom Dugan as Aggravated golfer
Jack Hatfield as Mr. Hatfield, the caddy master
Thomas Pogue as Mr. Jackson, golfer
David Thursby as John, golfer
Russ Powell as Chimpanzee (voice)
Hubert Diltz as Tractor driver
Jack Hill as Golfer
Matty Roubert as Caddy

Notes

After several years away from the Our Gang series, longtime mentor Robert F. McGowan briefly resumed his directorial activities.
Divot Diggers featured several new Leroy Shield musical compositions, including "Hot and Dry", "Standing on the Corner", "Beyond the Rainbow" and "Up in Room 4".^[1]
Leonard Kibrick's final short was Divot Diggers save for The Lucky Corner , which was shot in 1935.

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References

↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Divot Diggers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

External links

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[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Divot Diggers". 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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