Fish Hooky

Fish Hooky
Fish Hooky
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Produced by	Hal Roach
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Music by	Leroy Shield; Marvin Hatley
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	January 28, 1933;
Running time	18' 17"
Country	United States
Language	English

Fish Hooky is a 1933 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[2] It was the 120th (32nd talking episode) Our Gang short that was released.

Plot[]

Wheezer, Dickie, Uh-huh, and Stymie choose to play hooky from school again to go fishing with Joe and Farina. Meanwhile, Miss Kornman is taking her students to the beach and amusement pier free of charge. Spanky and Cotton deliver sick notes forged for Dickie, Stymie, and Wheezer by Joe and Farina to Miss Kornman, stating why they were absent. Truant officer Mickey Daniels decides to teach the boys a lesson.

The truant officer then lectures the boys about what they can expect if sent to reform school (at Christmas, he claims that "everybody gets a brand new sledgehammer!"), and frightens them so much they insist on being taken to the beach to apologize to Miss Kornman. En route, Stymie spots the truant officer badge and the boys flee. The officer purposely makes the chase long, but eventually catches all the boys. They beg Miss Kornman to stop Mr. Daniels from locking the boys in a reform school. She does after the boys promise to never play hooky again.

Afterwards, Mr. Daniels asks Miss Kornman for a kiss, but she refuses. As he keeps on begging her, Spanky (who was taking a nap) shouts: "For the love of Pete! Kiss him so I can go to sleep!"

Cast[]

The Gang[]

Matthew Beard as Stymie
Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer Hutchins
George McFarland as Spanky
Dickie Moore as Dickie Moore
Bobbie Beard as Cotton
John Collum as Uh-huh
Pete the Pup as Himself

Additional cast[]

Joe Cobb as Joe
Mickey Daniels as Mickey Daniels
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Mary Kornman as Mary Kornman
Donald Haines as First kid in class
Baldwin Cooke as Amusement park barker
Bobby De War as School kid
Henry Hanna as School kid
Mildred Kornman as School kid

Note[]

Fish Hooky marks cameo appearances of four former Our Gangers, now teenagers. Allen Hoskins (Farina, aged 12) and Joe Cobb (aged 15) play the "older kids" who the Gang follows to the fishing hole. Mary Kornman (teacher) and Mickey Daniels (truant officer) portray adult roles, despite them both being the teenagers as well (Mickey 18, Mary 16).

This also marked the final appearance of recurring player Donald Haines.

The amusement park scenes were filmed at the Santa Monica Pier and show the rides and attractions ca. 1933.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ theluckycorner.com/
^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Fish Hooky". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
^ Fish Hooky (1933) at IMDb
^ Fish Hooky (1933 Our Gang short) with scenes filmed at amusement park of era, beginning at time mark 8:35 (YouTube)

External links[]

Fish Hooky at IMDb
Fish Hooky at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] theluckycorner.com/

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Fish Hooky". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.

[3] Fish Hooky (1933) at IMDb

[4] Fish Hooky (1933 Our Gang short) with scenes filmed at amusement park of era, beginning at time mark 8:35 (YouTube)

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