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Choo-Choo!
Choo-Choo!
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Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Hal Roach; H. M. Walker
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan; Hal Roach
Starring	George McFarland
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Music by	Leroy Shield
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	March 7, 1932;
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Choo-Choo! is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[2] It was the 114th Our Gang short to be released.^[3] It is a remake of the 1923 Our Gang film A Pleasant Journey.

Plot

Exchanging clothes with a group of runaway orphans who escape from a train, the gang ends up on a train headed for Chicago. Pressed into service as the kids' supervisor, Travelers Aid attendant Mr. Henderson (Dell Henderson) suffers torment, especially when he tries to prevent three-year-old Spanky from socking the nose of every adult in sight.

Things come to a head late that night when Stymie accidentally releases a monkey from its cage, and the monkey in turn releases a menagerie of circus animals from the baggage car and then lights some fireworks. When the train reaches its destination the next morning, Mr. Henderson receives a telegram saying that he has the wrong children and must bring them back on a train to California.

Cast

The Gang

George McFarland as Spanky
Sherwood Bailey as Spud
Matthew Beard as Stymie
Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Kendall McComas as Breezy Brisbane
Harold Wertz as Bouncy
Pete the Pup as Himself

Additional cast

Dell Henderson as Mr. Henderson
Donald Haines as Leader of the runaway orphans
Wally Albright as Runaway orphan
Georgie Billings as runaway orphan
Buddy McDonald as runaway orphan
Douglas Greer as runaway orphan
Bobby Mallon as runaway orphan
Eddie Baker as Officer
Harry Bernard as Pullman conductor
Silas D. Wilcox as Pullman attendant
Estelle Etterre as Dorothy's mother
Otto Fries as Inebriated novelties salesman
Lyle Tayo as Secretary
Baldwin Cooke as Extra on train
Oliver Hardy as inebriated novelties salesman yelling as bear licks his face (voice only)

Filming Locations

In an early scene in the film, the Gang is seen playing next to the Santa Fe Railway's La Grande Station at 2nd Street and Santa Fe Avenue in Los Angeles.^[4]

References

^ theluckycorner.com/
^ Maslin, Janet (2011). "New York Times: Choo-Choo!". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 140–141. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ 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 4, 2024.

External links

Choo-Choo! at IMDb

[1] theluckycorner.com/

[NY_Times-2] Maslin, Janet (2011). "New York Times: Choo-Choo!". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.

[3] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 140–141. Retrieved March 3, 2024.

[4] 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 4, 2024.

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