Practical Jokers

Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers
Directed by	George Sidney
Written by	Hal Law; Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Jack Chertok for MGM
Starring	Darla Hood; Eugene Lee; George McFarland; Carl Switzer; Billie Thomas; Tommy Bond; Gary Jasgur; Sidney Kibrick; Leonard Landy; Marie Blake
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	December 17, 1938;
Running time	8:24
Country	United States
Language	English

Practical Jokers is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 174th Our Gang short (175th episode, 86th talking short, 87th talking episode, and sixth MGM produced episode) that was released.

Plot[]

Hoping to get even for all the practical jokes perpetrated by neighborhood troublemaker Butch, the Gang plans to sabotage Butch's birthday party. The weapon of choice is a firecracker, which is substituted for one of the birthday candles. Unfortunately, the kids in general and Alfalfa in particular are unable to escape from the party before the big (and tasty) explosion.^[1]

Cast[]

The Gang[]

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

Additional cast[]

Tommy Bond as Butch
Gary Jasgur as Gary
Sidney Kibrick as Woim
Leonard Landy as Leonard
Marie Blake as Butch's mother
Grace Bohanon as Party extra
Joe Levine as Party extra

References[]

^ Green, Jesse (2011). "New York Times: Practical-Jokers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

External links[]

Practical Jokers at IMDb
Practical Jokers at the TCM Movie Database

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[NY_Times-1] Green, Jesse (2011). "New York Times: Practical-Jokers". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-10-08.

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