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The Pooch | ||
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11 June 1932 | ||
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
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Director/Producer | Producer/Story | Dialogue | Cinematography | Editor | Sound recording |
Robert F. McGowan | Hal Roach | H.M. Walker | Art Lloyd | Richard C. Currier | James Greene |
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Stymie, Spanky - and even Pete the pup are sitting on barstools at a roadside diner. Stymie fantasises about ordering an almighty feast consisting of beef steak, oatmeal, pork chops, a piece of chocolate cake, and a couple of pieces of pie. When the attendant (Baldwin Cooke) returns to the counter to serve the boys but when he realises they have no money he meanly asks how they expect to eat without paying for their food. Stymie replies, "Well we don't expect it, we just want it!" The intolerant diner tells the boys to scram. Stymie and Spanky sit down by the road and discuss their hunger. Stymie's thoughts turn to the dog Pete as a sausage. |
PIC | Favourite bit Undecided. |
Facts •Filmed March 9-17, 1932. Eight shooting dates went into the making of this film. Five weeks had passed since shooting finished for "Choo-Choo!" (no. 114). The studio was closed during one of those weeks. The 'start' date for "The Pooch" arrived on Mar. 9th, and shooting continued until the 'finish' date of Mar. 17th. No shooting took place on Mar. 13th, which was a Sunday. After this, nine weeks passed before the Our Gang unit began shooting "Hook And Ladder" (no. 116). The studio was closed during five of those weeks. •Production G-8. •It was the 115th film in the series to be released, and the last of the 1931/32 season. •Copyrighted June 13, 1932, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation. Registration no. LP3086. Renewed February 17, 1960, with registration no. R252229. This copyright is currently due to expire at the end of 2027. •The IMDb give a false release date of June 14, 1932. Did you notice? •The very opening scene is rather amusing - with Stymie, Spanky - and Pete all sitting on the stools at the bar! •The roadside diner seen in the film is the same one that Laurel & Hardy use in Any Old Port! (also 1932). |
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George 'Spanky' McFarland Spanky |
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Sherwood Bailey Spud |
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Matthew 'Stymie' Beard Stymie |
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Harry Bernard Officer |
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Baldwin Cooke Diner attendant |
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Dorothy DeBorba Dorothy |
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Estelle Etterre First housewife |
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Budd Fine Budd, the dogcatcher |
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Artye Folz Girl who reads |
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Dick Gilbert Co-worker at dog pound |
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Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins Wheezer |
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Dickie Jackson Kid who throws donut |
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Kendall McComas Breezy |
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May Wallace Second housewife |
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Harold 'Bouncy' Wertz Bouncy |
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Pete Pete |
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UNIDENTIFIED X |
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Acknowledgements: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023350/ (IMDb.com) http://www.theluckycorner.com/rmt/115.html (Robert Demoss) "The Little Rascals: The Life And Times Of Our Gang" by Leonard Maltin & Richard W. Bann (book) This page was last updated on: 11 June 2014 |