Hearts Are Thumps

Hearts Are Thumps
Hearts Are Thumps
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Darla Hood ; George McFarland ; Carl Switzer ; Billie Thomas ; Eugene Lee ; Shirley Coates; Darwood Kaye ; Sidney Kibrick ; Rosina Lawrence
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Bert Jordan
Music by	Marvin Hatley ; Leroy Shield
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	April 3, 1937;
Running time	10 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated March 04, 2024

Hearts Are Thumps is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas.^[1] It was the 152nd Our Gang short to be released.^[2]

Plot

Spanky, Alfalfa and Buckwheat have no interest in observing Valentine's Day. To prove it, Spanky establishes the He-Man Woman-Haters' Club in order to serve as their united front against the holiday. However, Alfalfa quickly abandons the club when Darla flirtatiously winks at him and proceeds to invite him to lunch to exchange Valentines. Spanky decides to teach his buddy a lesson by slipping soap into Alfalfa's lunch while he and Darla are away. Alfalfa stumbles through lunch as pleasantly as possible without offending Darla.

At the conclusion of recess, Darla encourages Alfalfa to sing while she plays "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" on the piano. After a drink of water to settle his upset stomach, Alfalfa warbles through the song as soap bubbles flow out of his mouth. As Alfalfa runs from the classroom upon finishing the song, a vindicated Spanky tears up Darla's valentine for Alfalfa.

Cast

The Gang

Darla Hood as Darla
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Eugene Lee as Porky

Additional cast

Shirley Coates as Henrietta
Yoko Kawachichi as Asian girl
Darwood Kaye as Waldo
Sidney Kibrick as Woim
Yoshi Nistu as Asian boy
Rosina Lawrence as Miss Lawrence - the Teacher

Classroom extras

Beverley Baldey, Gloria Brown, Patty Brown, John Collum, Rex Downing, Elliott Fisher, Natalie Fisher, Joy Healey, Jackie Lindquist, Tommy McFarland, Beverley Lorraine Smith, Harold Switzer, Jerry Tucker, Robert Winckler

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References

↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Hearts Are Thumps". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 202–203. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Hearts Are Thumps". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.

[2] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 202–203. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

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