Fish Hooky
| Fish Hooky | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Music by |
Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Editing by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release dates | 28 January 1933 |
| Running time | 18' 17"[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fish Hooky is a 1933 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[2] It was the 120th (32nd talking episode) Our Gang short that was released.
Plot
Wheezer, Dickie, Uh-huh, and Stymie choose to play hooky from school again to go fishing with Joe and Farina. Meanwhile, Miss Kornman is taking her students to the beach and amusement pier free of charge. Spanky and Cotton deliver sick notes forged for Dickie, Stymie, and Wheezer by Joe and Farina to Miss Kornman, stating why they were absent. Truant officer Mickey Daniels decides to teach the boys a lesson.
The truant officer then lectures the boys about what they can expect if sent to reform school (at Christmas, he claims that "everybody gets a brand new sledgehammer!"), and frightens them so much they insist on being taken to the beach to apologize to Miss Kornman. En route, Stymie spots the truant officer badge and the boys flee. The officer purposely makes the chase long but eventually catches all the boys. They beg Miss Kornman to stop Mr. Daniels from locking the boys in a reform school. She does after the boys promise to never play hooky again.
Cast
- Matthew Beard - Stymie
- Dickie Moore - Dickie
- Bobby Hutchins - Wheezer
- George McFarland - Spanky
- Dorothy DeBorba - Dorothy
- Bobbie Beard - Cotton
- John Collum - Uh huh
- Georgie Billings - School kid
- Bobby DeWar - School kid
- Donald Haines - School kid
- Henry Hanna - School kid
- Dickie Jackson - School kid
- Mildred Kornman - School kid
- Joe Cobb - Joe
- Allen Hoskins - Farina
- Pete the Pup - Petie
- Mickey Daniels - Mickey Daniels
- Mary Kornman - Mary Kornman
- Baldwin Cooke - Amusement park barker
Note
Fish Hooky marks cameo appearances of four former Our Gangers, now teenagers. Allen Hoskins (Farina, aged 12) and Joe Cobb (aged 15) play the "older kids" who the Gang follows to the fishing hole. Mary Kornman (teacher) and Mickey Daniels (truant officer) portray adult roles, despite them both being the teenagers as well (Mickey 18, Mary 16).
This also marked the final appearance of recurring character Donald Haines.
See also
References
- ↑ theluckycorner.com/
- ↑ "New York Times: Fish Hooky". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-19.