Football Romeo
Football Romeo | |
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Directed by | George Sidney |
Written by | Hal Law Robert A. McGowan |
Produced by | Jack Chertok for MGM |
Starring | Carl Switzer George McFarland Tommy Bond Darla Hood Eugene Lee Billie Thomas |
Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
Edited by | Jack White |
Music by | David Snell |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Football Romeo is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 173rd Our Gang short (174th episode, 85th talking short, 86th talking episode, and fifth MGM produced episode) that was released.
Plot[]
The gang squares off against "Butch's Assassins" in a crucial football game. Star player Carl Alfalfa balks at participating, leaving it up to Darla to coerce and cajole him into donning his uniform. The climax of the game finds Alfalfa attempting a sixty-yard touchdown, despite the formidable opposition of his lifelong rival Butch.[1]
Cast[]
The Gang[]
- Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
- Darla Hood as Darla
- George McFarland as Spanky
- Eugene Lee as Porky
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
- Gary Jasgur as Gary
- Leonard Landy as Phooey
Additional cast[]
- Tommy Bond as Butch
- Sidney Kibrick as The Woim
- Barbara Bedford as Alfalfa's mother
Bit players and extras[]
Becky Bohanon, Buddy Bowles, Floyd Fisher, Charline Flanders, Morris Grace, Jr., Bruce Grant, Joe Levine, Roger McGee, Norman Salling, Corrine Varian, Robert Winkler
Notes[]
Football Romeo benefited from the comedy expertise of uncredited script contributor Jack White, who directed many Three Stooges films at Columbia Pictures under the pseudonym "Preston Black".[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Football ROmeo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
External links[]
- 1938 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by George Sidney
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
- 1938 comedy films
- Our Gang films
- 1938 short films
- Short comedy film stubs
- Comedy short films