Mush and Milk

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Mush and Milk
Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Produced by F. Richard Jones
Hal Roach
Written by Carl Harbaugh
Hal Roach
H. M. Walker
Hal Yates
Starring George McFarland
Matthew Beard
Tommy Bond
John Collum
Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins
Dorothy DeBorba
Dickie Moore (actor)Dickie Moore
Marcia Mae Jones
Gus Leonard
Louise Emmons
Edith Fellows
Music by Leroy Shield
Marvin Hatley
Cinematography Francis Corby
Editing by William H. Terhune
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) Flag of the United States United States May 27, 1933
Running time 20 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Preceded by The Kid From Borneo
Followed by Bedtime Worries
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Mush and Milk is a comedy short subject; part of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. It was produced and directed by Robert F. McGowan for Hal Roach, and was originally released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on May 27, 1933.

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[edit] Plot

The children live in a boarding school, where they are browbeaten by the ghastly old matron. In school, however, they are taught by gentle, lovable Old Cap, who allows them an impromptu talent show. Cap wants to do something nice for the children, since their school meals usually consist of mush and milk. A phone call brings news that Cap's back pension has finally arrived, and he treats the children to toys and a meal at a fancy restaurant. They decide to order an exotic-sounding French dessert, which turns out to be mush and milk. The phone call is a battle of wtis between Spanky and the foil of Laurel and Hardy, Jimmy Finlayson, with such lines as:

    • Spanky: "Hello?"
    • Fin: "Who is this?"
    • Spanky (looking into receiver): "I don't know, I can't see ya1"
    • Fin (reacting) "This is Mr. Brown of the First National Bank. Who is this?"
    • Spanky: "Mister Brown of the First National Bank! That's whatcha just told me!"
    • Fin: "What number is this?"
    • Spanky: "How many guesses?"
    • Fin (near the breaking point): "What's the big idea anyway?"
    • Spanky: "I dunno! You started it!"

[edit] Notes

Mush and Milk marked the last appearances of John “Uh-Huh” Collum, Bobby “Wheezer” Hutchins, Dorothy DeBorba, and Dickie Moore in the Our Gang series. It was edited due to negative treatment towards children

[edit] Quotes

  • Cap: "Uh-Huh, can you use the word isthmus in a sentence?"
    Uh-Huh: “Uh-huhhhhh… Isthmus be my lucky day!"

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