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The Pigskin Palooka

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The Pigskin Palooka
Directed byGordon Douglas
Written byJack Jevne
Produced byHal Roach
Starringsee below
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byWilliam H. Ziegler
Music byLeroy Shield
Marvin Hatley
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • October 29, 1937 (1937-10-29)
Running time
10' 41'
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Pigskin Palooka is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 159th Our Gang short to be released.[1]

Plot

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Having written of his football heroics in military school, Alfalfa returns home to a hero's welcome. But the fact is that Alfalfa never played a game in his life and borrowed Rex's, a classmate and football player's uniform to take a picture, angering him as well. No sooner has he stepped off the train than his old pal Spanky, manager of the gang's football team, informs Alfalfa that he's been slated to be star player in an upcoming gridiron battle—which is to be staged within the next few hours. Alfalfa winds up winning the game in a total fluke, which Buckwheat and Porky helped cause.[2]

Cast

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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Members of Spanky's team

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Daniel Boone, John Collum, Charles Flickinger, Larry Harris, Paul Hilton, Darwood Kaye, Tommy McFarland, Donald Proffitt, Drew Roddy, Harold Switzer

Members of Spike's team

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Hugh Chapman, Dix Davis, Barry Downing, Roger McGee, Fred Walburn, Robert Winkler

Game spectators and band players

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Barry Downing, Bobby Callahan, Dix Davis, Floyd Fisher, Vincent Graeff, Payne B. Johnson, Henry Lee, Joe Levine, Priscilla Lyon, Drew Roddy, Norman Salling, Joe Straunch, Jr., Fred Walburn, Robert Winckler

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 209–210. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Pigskin Palooka". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
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