Football Romeo

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	12 November 1938 (1938-11-12)
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.

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

Football Romeo benefited from the comedy expertise of uncredited script contributor Jack White, who directed many Three Stooges films at Columbia Pictures under the pseudonym "Preston Black".

See also

• Our Gang filmography

External links

• Football Romeo at IMDb