Series: Our Gang
Director: Gordon Douglas
Producer: Hal Roach
Photography: Art Lloyd
Editor: William H. Ziegler
Sound: William Randall
Stars: Darla Hood, Eugene Lee, George McFarland, Carl Switzer, Billie Thomas
Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Released: 23 October 1937
Length: 2 reels
Production No.: K-14
Filming dates: September 18-25, 1937
Rating: -/10
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The Pigskin Palooka
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Alfalfa is supposedly a big football star who is accosted and berated by the captain of the military academy's football team for wearing his uniform whilst posing for a photograph. Alfalfa then sits down to write his sweetheart Darla a letter to tell her he will be home at the weekend. Later, Alafalfa is given a hero's welcome by a bunch of screaming kids as he gets off a train with Spanky. He begins to tell the crowd about his recent win but his voice is drowned out by the steam from the train before he is carried away on the shoulders of two boys. Spanky makes an announcement that Alfalfa will now take part in a game. But when a nervous Alfalfa says he hasn't got his playing kit Spanky finds one for him. The boys on the opposing team accost Alfalfa and warn him that he will be in for a rough time. The game begins and straight away it's aggressive. Alfalfa receives a catch from the kick-off and panics when he sees the opposing team charging for him. He releases the ball to Spanky, who passes to Buckwheat who runs on and scores a touchdown. The team then score a conversion kick despite the ball hitting Alfalfa on the head. Alfalfa fakes being knocked out in order to get out of completing the game. REVIEW INCOMPLETE |
| Trivia • Copyrighted November 2, 1937. • Film #160 in the series. |
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Darla Hood Darla |
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Eugene Lee Porky |
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George McFarland Spanky |
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Carl Switzer Alfalfa |
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Billie Thomas Buckwheat |
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Gary Jasgur Timekeeper |
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Dickie Jones Spike |
John Collum Kid |
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Sidney Kibrick Woim |
Daniel Boone #6 on Our Gang team |
Bobby Callahan Boy |
Hugh Chapman #17 on opposing team |
Dix Davis #33 on opposing team |
Barry Downing Spectator |
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Rex Downing Cadet photographer |
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Floyd Fisher Spectator |
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Charles Flickinger #5 on Our Gang team |
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Joe Geil Referee* *According to Robert Demoss - I myself am not 100% sure on this. |
George Rayes Trombone player |
Vincent Graeff Trumpet player |
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Larry Harris Kid carrying Alfalfa |
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Paul Hilton Kid carrying sign |
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Cullen Johnson Scorekeeper |
Payne B. Johnson Spectator |
Darwood Kaye Boy |
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Harold Switzer Kid carrying Alfalfa/ #44 on Our Gang team |
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Joe Levine #24 on opposing team |
Tommy McFarland #43 on Our Gang team |
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Roger McGee Number 20 on opposing team |
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Donald Proffitt Number 9 on Our Gang team |
Norman Salling Drum player |
Fred Walburn #2 on opposing team |
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Delmar Watson Captain of the military academy football team |
Robert Winkler Spectator |
Leon Holland Bass drum player [unconfirmed] |
Priscilla Lyon Girl [unconfirmed] |
Marvin Strin Boy [unconfirmed] |
| CREDITS (click image to enlarge) |
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| LOBBY CARDS (click any image to enlarge) 
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| Acknowledgements: The Little Rascals: The Life And Times Of Our Gang by Leonard Maltin & Richard W. Bann (book) http://theluckycorner.com/rmt/160.html (Robert Demoss/The Lucky Corner) Matthew Lydick (screenshot - Floyd Fisher) This page was last updated on: 23 October 2019 |