Farm Hands

Farm Hands
Farm Hands
Directed by	Herbert Glazer
Written by	Hal Law; Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Starring	Bobby Blake; Billy Laughlin; Billie Thomas; Mickey Laughlin; Murray Alper
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Leon Borgeau
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	June 19, 1943;
Running time	10:26
Country	United States
Language	English

Farm Hands is a 1943 Our Gang short comedy film directed by . It was the 215th Our Gang short (216th episode, 127th talking short, 128th talking episode, and 47th MGM produced episode) that was released.

Plot[]

Moving out of their standard small-town surroundings, the gang visits the farm owned by Mickey's uncle where the youngsters attempt to milk a cow by placing two bottles under the udders and hoping that nature takes its course. The gang also feeds Mexican jumping beans to the chickens, are chased by an ornery mule, and end up stuck in a hay-baling machine.

Cast[]

The Gang[]

Bobby Blake as Mickey
Billy Laughlin as Froggy
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Mickey Laughlin as Happy

Additional cast[]

Murray Alper as Bill, Mickey's father

Reception[]

This film was criticized by The New York Times, riddled with misfired directing and unconvincing performers. If the film had some of the past gangers like Spanky, Alfalfa, Stymie and Wheezer, it may have been a better film.^[1]

References[]

^ Hal Erickson (2007). "New York Times: Farm-Hands". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2008.

External links[]

Farm Hands at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson (2007). "New York Times: Farm-Hands". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2008.

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