The First Round-Up

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The First Round-Up
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Film poster
Directed by Gus Meins
Produced by Hal Roach
Starring Wally Albright
Matthew Beard
George McFarland
Scotty Beckett
Tommy Bond
Pete the Pup
CinematographyFrancis Corby
Edited byRay Snyder
Music by Leroy Shield
Distributed by MGM
Release date
  • May 5, 1934 (1934-05-05)
Running time
18 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The First Round-Up is a 1934 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. [1] It was the 128th Our Gang short to be released. [2]

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Plot

Wally Albright and the gang have planned for an elaborate camping trip for a week at Cherry Creek, but Wally's father is convinced his boy and the others will be back by nightfall. Meanwhile, Wally and Stymie try to shoo off Spanky and Scotty rather than to have to drag them along. Their reasoning is that the kids would never survive the trip, but upon arrival, Spanky and Scotty are already there after having hitchhiked their way to the site. This results in the theme of the trip with the younger boys reminding the older boys of their reluctance to have them around them. The little kids are also the only ones who planned far enough ahead to bring food, sharing it with the big kids in one big mob. As things get darker, the big kids get scared as the younger ones get excited, making shadows from their lamp which adds to the thunder and lightning passing over, inadvertently scaring off the older kids. Left alone, Scotty and Spanky are by themselves as their lamp is carried by a turtle under it into the creek, where it goes out. Spooked, they jump into their sleeping bags and stick their legs out to race after the big kids running home.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

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References

  1. ↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The First Round-Up". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
  2. ↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 164–165. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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