Mail and Female

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Mail and Female
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
Produced by Hal Roach
Starring George McFarland
Carl Switzer
Billie Thomas
Eugene Lee
Darla Hood
Henry Wesley Lee
Music by Marvin Hatley
Cinematography Art Lloyd
Editing by William H. Ziegler
Distributed by MGM
Release dates
  • November 13, 1937 (1937-11-13)
Running time 10' 38"
Country United States
Language English

Mail and Female is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer.[1] It was the 160th Our Gang short (161st episode, 71st talking short, and 72nd talking episode) that was released.

Plot

The Gang's male members, headed by George "Spanky" McFarland, decided to create the "He-Man Woman Haters Club" in reaction to not being invited to one of the girl's parties. When the kids ask for a president, Spanky elects his pal Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer without his authorization, under the notion that Alfalfa "hates women". Yet, Alfalfa's absence to the meeting was due to the fact that he was writing a letter to his sweetheart Darla Hood.

Alfalfa is informed by Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas and Eugene "Porky" Lee that he has been unanimously elected president of Spanky's new club. Before Alfalfa proceeds to the barn, he requests that Buckwheat and Porky are to deliver the note and he requests it be "under the hat". Misunderstanding the phrase "Under the hat", Buckwheat puts Alfalfa's letter under his hat.

Upon arriving at the club, Alfalfa is greeted with cheers. Unknowing what the club is, Alfalfa commands the members to follow the rules, if failed to do so, they would suffer a paddling from the "sergeant-at-arms" Henry "Spike" Lee. When asking Spanky what the club is about, Spanky delivers the news that he is the head of the "He-Man Woman Haters Club" and is forbidden look,talk, walk or send letters to girls. [1] Upon figuring this out, Alfalfa says that he has important business to attend to, and leaves the club to look for Buckwheat and Porky. Upon finding Buckwheat and Porky, they inform him that they did what they were told. Alfalfa proceeds to Darla's house to retrieve the note before his fellow members discover that he has broken the rules he's enforced. When asking Darla to give back the note, she responds that she does not know what note he is talking about. At this time, Buckwheat and Porky inform Spanky that Alfalfa is going to Darla's house. Spanky, Spike, Buckwheat and Porky decide to investigate.

Alfalfa spots Spanky, Spike, Buckwheat and Porky coming toward Darla's house, where he is still visiting. In desperation, Alfalfa hides in a closet and asks Darla not to give away his hiding spot. When the members arrive, they ask Darla if Alfalfa has been over. Upon denying that she saw him that day, the members search the house in order to find Alfalfa. After giving up, Alfalfa makes a noise in the closet he was in, giving away his position. When the members open the closet, they find "Darla's cousin" Amelia who was from New York, whom was just Alfalfa dressed in woman's clothing. "Amelia" offers the members some Ice Cream which they accept. The boys begin to like Amelia and admit to liking her when she asked. When "Amelia" steps out to bring back Lemonade, Alfalfa comes back angered at his members and proceeds to order the boys to bend over to receive their paddling. As Buckwheat bends over, his hat falls off exposing Alfalfa's love letter, which Spanky picks up. In anger, Spanky tells the boys to get Alfalfa. In fear, Alfalfa jumps out the window into a well, where he is humiliated.

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New York Times: Mail and Female". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-09-21. 

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