Party Fever

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Party Fever
Our Gang Party Fever 1938.jpg
Directed by George Sidney
Written by Hal Law
Robert A. McGowan
Produced by Jack Chertok for MGM
Starring Darla Hood
Eugene Lee
Carl Switzer
Cinematography Robert Pittack
Music by David Snell
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 27, 1938 (1938-08-27)
Running time
9:31
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Party Fever is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 170th Our Gang short (171st episode, 82nd talking short, 83rd talking episode, and second MGM produced episode) that was released.

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Plot

Once again, Alfalfa and Butch are bitter rivals for the affections of Darla. The nerdish Waldo comes up with a solution: Alfalfa and Butch will compete for the title of Junior Mayor of Greenpoint during Boys' Week, and whichever one wins will earn the honor of escorting Darla to the annual Strawberry Festival. But despite the strenuous efforts of both young candidates, a "dark horse" wins not only the election, but also the girl. [1]

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Crowd extras

Grace Bohanon, Bobby Callahan, Payne Johnson, Harold Switzer, Laura June Williams

Notes

Party Fever was the fifth consecutive entry made without George McFarland as Spanky, who would rejoin the series with the next entry, Aladdin's Lantern . It was also the last Our Gang short in which Pete the Pup would appear. [2]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "New York Times: Party Fever". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide . Retrieved 2008-10-08.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN   0-517-58325-9


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