Football Romeo

1938 American film
  • 12 November 1938 (1938-11-12)
Running time
10:25CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Football Romeo is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 173rd Our Gang short to be released.[1]

Plot

The gang squares off against Butch's Assassins in a crucial football game. Star player 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.[2]

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".[2]

See also

  • Our Gang filmography

References

  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Football ROmeo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
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