The gang ignores the warning of a local cop and goes exploring in a haunted house.The gang ignores the warning of a local cop and goes exploring in a haunted house.The gang ignores the warning of a local cop and goes exploring in a haunted house.
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Norman 'Chubby' Chaney
- Chubby
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Jackie Cooper
- Jackie
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
- Farina
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
- Wheezer
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Mary Ann Jackson
- Mary Ann
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
The Wonder Dog Pal
- Pete
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Bobby Mallon
- Bobby
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Westcott Clarke
- Police Seargent
- (uncredited)
Max Davidson
- The Lunatic
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Howard
- Farina's mother
- (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
- Kennedy the Cop
- (uncredited)
Jay R. Smith
- Kid with Japanese Handcuffs
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIn a remarkable combination of racial stereotyping and interracial tolerance, Kennedy the Cop agrees to watch Farina's infant brother while the Gang go off hunting for buried treasure. In one scene, Kennedy is seen from the back apparently changing the baby's diaper. He picks up a bottle of talc and sprinkles some of the powder onto the fire hydrant next to him, noticing the powder is black. He looks at the bottle (seen in a close-up insert shot) which bears the label "Jewett Baby Talc (Flesh)", which sends the Cop into extended, good-natured laughter. A motherly black woman, also laughing at the scene, is standing nearby and comes over to Kennedy, engaging in a short, touching conversation about how she admires him for taking such an interest in the neighborhood children.
- Quotes
[repeated line]
The lunatic: I know, but I won't tell ya!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Hold 'Em Jail (1932)
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There isn't a lot of depth to this Our Gang short and it's a very simple plot. Still, it is enjoyable and a rare chance to see a Max Davidson film, as most of them no longer exist.
The kids are told by Officer Kennedy (Edgar Kennedy) to stay out of a house reputed to being haunted. However, when he also tells them about the fun he had as a kid looking for buried treasure, the kids can't resist going to the spooky old place. There, a crazed but apparently harmless guy (Max Davidson) messes with their minds as well as Officer Kennedy.
The film is silly and enjoyable...no more, no less. Plus, I did enjoy seeing Petey eating the invisible turkey! If you want to see it, I found it on YouTube....as neither the Our Gang nor the Max Davidson DVD sets contain this short.
The kids are told by Officer Kennedy (Edgar Kennedy) to stay out of a house reputed to being haunted. However, when he also tells them about the fun he had as a kid looking for buried treasure, the kids can't resist going to the spooky old place. There, a crazed but apparently harmless guy (Max Davidson) messes with their minds as well as Officer Kennedy.
The film is silly and enjoyable...no more, no less. Plus, I did enjoy seeing Petey eating the invisible turkey! If you want to see it, I found it on YouTube....as neither the Our Gang nor the Max Davidson DVD sets contain this short.
- planktonrules
- Aug 30, 2018
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- Runtime20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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