- Football Romeo
Infobox Film
name = Football Romeo
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director =George Sidney
producer =Jack Chertok forMGM
writer =Hal Law Robert A. McGowan
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cinematography =Clyde DeVinna
editing =Jack White
distributor = MGM
released =12 November ,1938
runtime = 10 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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preceded_by = "Men In Fright "
followed_by = "Practical Jokers "
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imdb_id ="Football Romeo" is a 1938 "
Our Gang " shortcomedy film directed byGeorge 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. cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226188/Football-Romeo/overview |title=New York Times: Football ROmeo|accessdate=2008-10-08|work=NY Times]
Notes
Another episode, very similar to a
Hal Roach film, Football Romeo benefited from the comedy expertise of uncredited script contributor Jack White, who directed manyThree Stooges films over atColumbia Pictures .cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226188/Football-Romeo/overview |title=New York Times: Football ROmeo|accessdate=2008-10-08|work=NY Times]Cast
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Carl Switzer - Alfalfa
*George McFarland - Spanky
*Tommy Bond - Butch
*Darla Hood
* Eugene Lee - Porky
*Sidney Kibrick - Woim
*Billie Thomas - Buckwheat
*Leonard Landy
*Gary Jagsar
*Robert Winkler
*Joe Geil - Corky
*Janet Burston
*Fred Walburn - Slicker
*Barbara Bedford - Darla's motheree also
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Our Gang filmography References
External links
*imdb title|id=0030146|title=Football Romeo
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