Football Romeo: Difference between revisions
Added film date template and fixed date format per WP:STRONGNAT |
|||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
==Cast== |
==Cast== |
||
===The Gang=== |
|||
* [[Carl Switzer]] as Alfalfa |
* [[Carl Switzer]] as Alfalfa |
||
| ⚫ | |||
* [[Tommy Bond]] as Butch |
|||
* [[Darla Hood]] as Darla |
* [[Darla Hood]] as Darla |
||
| ⚫ | |||
* [[Eugene Gordon Lee|Eugene Lee]] as Porky |
* [[Eugene Gordon Lee|Eugene Lee]] as Porky |
||
* [[Billie Thomas]] as Buckwheat |
* [[Billie Thomas]] as Buckwheat |
||
* [[ |
* [[Gary Jasgur]] as Gary |
||
* [[Leonard Landy]] as Phooey |
* [[Leonard Landy]] as Phooey |
||
* [[Mel Jasgar]] as Gary |
|||
===Additional cast=== |
|||
* [[Robert Winkler]] as Bit part |
|||
* [[ |
* [[Tommy Bond]] as Butch |
||
* [[Sidney Kibrick]] as The Woim |
|||
* [[Barbara Bedford (actress)|Barbara Bedford]] as Alfalfa's mother |
* [[Barbara Bedford (actress)|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== |
==Notes== |
||
Revision as of 04:42, 28 September 2014
| Football Romeo | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|
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
Another episode, very similar to a Hal Roach film, Football Romeo benefited from the comedy expertise of uncredited script contributor Jack White, who directed many Three Stooges films for at Columbia Pictures.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "New York Times: Football ROmeo". NY Times. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
External links
 | This 1930s comedy film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |