Football Romeo

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Football Romeo
Our Gang Football Romeo 1938.jpg
Directed by George Sidney
Written by Hal Law
Robert A. McGowan
Produced by Jack Chertok for MGM
Starring Carl Switzer
George McFarland
Tommy Bond
Darla Hood
Eugene Lee
Billie Thomas
Cinematography Clyde De Vinna
Edited by Jack White
Music by David Snell
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 12, 1938 (1938-11-12)
Running time
10:25
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Football Romeo is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 173rd Our Gang short to be released. [1]

Contents

Plot

The gang squares off against Butch's Assassins in a crucial football game. Star player Alfalfa balks at participating, leaving it up to Darla to coerce and cajole him into donning his uniform. The climax of the game finds Alfalfa attempting a sixty-yard touchdown, despite the formidable opposition of his lifelong rival Butch. [2]

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Bit players and extras

Becky Bohanon, Buddy Bowles, Floyd Fisher, Charline Flanders, Morris Grace Jr., Bruce Grant, Joe Levine, Roger McGee, Norman Salling, Corrine Varian, Robert Winkler

Notes

Football Romeo benefited from the comedy expertise of uncredited script contributor Jack White, who directed many Three Stooges films at Columbia Pictures under the pseudonym "Preston Black". [2]

See also

References

  1. Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 224. ISBN   978-0-517-52675-0 . Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Football ROmeo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008.