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'''''The Kid from Borneo''''' is a [[short subject]] film in the ''[[Our Gang]]'' (Little Rascals) [[comedy]] series. It was produced and directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]] for [[Hal Roach|Hal Roach Studios]], and was originally released to theaters by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] on April 15, 1933.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225667/The-Kid-From-Borneo/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520173247/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225667/The-Kid-From-Borneo/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Hal Erickson |title=New York Times: The Kid From Borneo |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2011 |access-date=September 19, 2008}}</ref> It was the 122nd ''Our Gang'' short released, and the 34th talking episode.
'''''The Kid from Borneo''''' is a [[short subject]] film in the ''[[Our Gang]]'' (Little Rascals) [[comedy]] series. It was produced and directed by [[Robert F. McGowan]] for [[Hal Roach|Hal Roach Studios]], and was originally released to theaters by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] on April 15, 1933.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225667/The-Kid-From-Borneo/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520173247/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225667/The-Kid-From-Borneo/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Hal Erickson |title=New York Times: The Kid From Borneo |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2011 |access-date=September 19, 2008}}</ref> It was the 122nd ''Our Gang'' short to be released.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maltin |first1=Leonard |last2=Bann |first2=Richard W. |title=Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals |date=1977 |publisher=Crown Publishers |pages=154–155 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourganglifetimes0000malt/page/154/mode/2up |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Dickie, Dorothy and Spanky's Uncle George is in town. Uncle George manages a show called "Wild Man from Borneo", featuring a tribal-attired man with the mentality of a seven-year-old child. The children's father refuses to let Uncle George visit, so their mother has the kids visit him at the show's location. Their mother explains to the kids that Uncle George is the [[black sheep]] of the family.
Dickie, Dorothy and Spanky's Uncle George is in town. Uncle George manages a show called "Wild Man from Borneo", featuring a tribal-attired man with the mentality of a seven-year-old child. The children's father refuses to let Uncle George visit, so their mother has the kids visit him at the show's location. Their mother explains to the kids that Uncle George is the [[black sheep]] of the family, which is why their father does not want them to see him.


[[image:Bumbo, the Wild Man from Borneo.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Bumbo a.k.a. "Wild Man From Borneo" / mistaken Uncle George ([[John Lester Johnson]])]]The children arrive at the show, where they mistake Bumbo, the Wild Man from Borneo, for their Uncle George. As the children attempt to talk with "Uncle George" and speculate that he might be a [[cannibal]], Bumbo spots Stymie's candy and shouts "Yumm Yumm Eat-Em-Up, Eat-Em-Up!" In an effort to take the candy, Bumbo chases the children (who are now convinced that "Uncle George" is indeed a cannibal) back to their house. Once there, Bumbo repeatedly says “Yumm, yumm, Eat-Em-Up!” while chasing the kids throughout the house. While in the kitchen with Spanky, Bumbo consumes everything in the refrigerator (including an unopened can of sardines, metal opener and all) and a gallon of wine. The now drunk and knife-wielding Bumbo resumes chasing the children, demolishing much of the home's furniture, and repeatedly shouting "Eat-Em-Up, Eat-Em-Up". The children launch several counter-attacks against Bumbo, and after additional damage is done to the house Bumbo retires to a bedroom.
[[image:Bumbo, the Wild Man from Borneo.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Bumbo a.k.a. "Wild Man From Borneo" / mistaken Uncle George ([[John Lester Johnson]])]]The children arrive at the show, where they mistake Bumbo, the Wild Man from Borneo, for their Uncle George. As the children attempt to talk with "Uncle George" and speculate that he might be a [[Human cannibalism|cannibal]], Bumbo spots Stymie's candy and shouts "Yumm, Yumm Eat-Em-Up!" In an effort to take the candy, Bumbo chases the children (who are now convinced that "Uncle George" is indeed a cannibal) back to their house. Once there, Bumbo repeatedly says “Yumm, Yumm, Eat-Em-Up!” while chasing the kids throughout the house. While in the kitchen with Spanky, Bumbo consumes everything in the refrigerator (including an unopened can of sardines, metal opener and all) and a gallon of wine. The now drunk and knife-wielding Bumbo resumes chasing the children, demolishing much of the home's furniture, and repeatedly shouting "Yumm, Yumm, Eat-Em-Up". The children launch several counter-attacks against Bumbo, and after additional damage is done to the house Bumbo retreats to a bedroom after Spanky attacks him with a [[Roman candle (firework)|Roman candle]] shot to the derrière.


As the mother arrives and asks Spanky where "Uncle George" is, she is directed to the upstairs bedroom. Initially believing the occupant of the bed is the real Uncle George, she screams upon discovering instead the primitive tribesman Bumbo, and is so frightened she jumps head-first out of the second-story window. When the father comes home soon after, Dickie says "Uncle George is upstairs." The dad rolls up his sleeves, vows to punch "Uncle George" in the head (to which Stymie replies, "Oh Yeah?!"), and heads upstairs. Expecting to find Uncle George, he encounters instead Bumbo, who shortly thereafter throws the father out the window. Spanky then blasts Bumbo out the same window with a [[Roman candle (firework)|Roman candle]] shot to the derrière, and laughs loudly as he watches Bumbo chase his parents down the street.
As the mother arrives and asks the kids where "Uncle George" is, she is directed to the upstairs bedroom. Initially believing the occupant of the bed is the real Uncle George, she screams upon discovering instead the primitive tribesman Bumbo, and is so frightened she jumps head-first out of the second-story window. When the father comes home soon after, Dickie says "Uncle George is upstairs." The dad rolls up his sleeves, vows to punch "Uncle George" in the head (to which Stymie replies, "Oh yeah?!"), and heads upstairs. Expecting to find Uncle George, he encounters instead Bumbo, who shortly thereafter throws the terrified father out the window. Spanky then blasts Bumbo out the same window with the Roman candle, and laughs loudly as he watches Bumbo chase his parents down the street.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* Dickie Jackson as Dick
* Dickie Jackson as Dick
* Henry Hanna as Henry
* Henry Hanna as Henry
* [[Pete the Pup]] as Himself
* [[Pete the Pup]] as himself


===Additional cast===
===Additional cast===
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* [[John Lester Johnson]] as Bumbo, "The Wild Man from Borneo"
* [[John Lester Johnson]] as Bumbo, "The Wild Man from Borneo"
* [[May Wallace]] as Kids' Mom
* [[May Wallace]] as Kids' Mom

== Filming Locations ==
At the end of the film, we see Spanky's mother and father thrown out of a window of a house. The house was located at 3527 Motor Avenue in the [[Palms, Los Angeles|Palms]] neighborhood of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Now |first=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and |title=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now |url=https://ChrisBungoStudios.com |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now |language=en-US}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:1933 short films]]
[[Category:1933 short films]]
[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
[[Category:1930s English-language films]]
[[Category:1930s American films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Marvin Hatley]]
[[Category:Films scored by Leroy Shield]]
[[Category:English-language short films]]

Latest revision as of 01:26, 10 November 2024

The Kid from Borneo
Directed byRobert F. McGowan
Written byCarl Harbaugh
Hal Roach
H. M. Walker
Hal Yates
Produced byF. Richard Jones
Hal Roach
StarringDickie Moore
George McFarland
Dorothy DeBorba
Matthew Beard
Tommy Bond
Bobby Hutchins
Dickie Jackson
Henry Hanna
Pete the Pup
John Lester Johnson
Harry Bernard
Otto Fries
Dick Gilbert
May Wallace
CinematographyFrancis Corby
Edited byWilliam H. Terhune
Music byLeroy Shield
Marvin Hatley
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • April 15, 1933 (1933-04-15)
Running time
18:41
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Kid from Borneo is a short subject film in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) comedy series. It was produced and directed by Robert F. McGowan for Hal Roach Studios, and was originally released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on April 15, 1933.[1] It was the 122nd Our Gang short to be released.[2]

Plot

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Dickie, Dorothy and Spanky's Uncle George is in town. Uncle George manages a show called "Wild Man from Borneo", featuring a tribal-attired man with the mentality of a seven-year-old child. The children's father refuses to let Uncle George visit, so their mother has the kids visit him at the show's location. Their mother explains to the kids that Uncle George is the black sheep of the family, which is why their father does not want them to see him.

Bumbo a.k.a. "Wild Man From Borneo" / mistaken Uncle George (John Lester Johnson)

The children arrive at the show, where they mistake Bumbo, the Wild Man from Borneo, for their Uncle George. As the children attempt to talk with "Uncle George" and speculate that he might be a cannibal, Bumbo spots Stymie's candy and shouts "Yumm, Yumm Eat-Em-Up!" In an effort to take the candy, Bumbo chases the children (who are now convinced that "Uncle George" is indeed a cannibal) back to their house. Once there, Bumbo repeatedly says “Yumm, Yumm, Eat-Em-Up!” while chasing the kids throughout the house. While in the kitchen with Spanky, Bumbo consumes everything in the refrigerator (including an unopened can of sardines, metal opener and all) and a gallon of wine. The now drunk and knife-wielding Bumbo resumes chasing the children, demolishing much of the home's furniture, and repeatedly shouting "Yumm, Yumm, Eat-Em-Up". The children launch several counter-attacks against Bumbo, and after additional damage is done to the house Bumbo retreats to a bedroom after Spanky attacks him with a Roman candle shot to the derrière.

As the mother arrives and asks the kids where "Uncle George" is, she is directed to the upstairs bedroom. Initially believing the occupant of the bed is the real Uncle George, she screams upon discovering instead the primitive tribesman Bumbo, and is so frightened she jumps head-first out of the second-story window. When the father comes home soon after, Dickie says "Uncle George is upstairs." The dad rolls up his sleeves, vows to punch "Uncle George" in the head (to which Stymie replies, "Oh yeah?!"), and heads upstairs. Expecting to find Uncle George, he encounters instead Bumbo, who shortly thereafter throws the terrified father out the window. Spanky then blasts Bumbo out the same window with the Roman candle, and laughs loudly as he watches Bumbo chase his parents down the street.

Cast

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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Filming Locations

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At the end of the film, we see Spanky's mother and father thrown out of a window of a house. The house was located at 3527 Motor Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Kid From Borneo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
  2. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 154–155. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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