Choo-Choo!

Choo-Choo!
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Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Produced by	Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach
Written by	Hal Roach H. M. Walker
Starring	George McFarland
Music by	Leroy Shield
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Distributed by	MGM
Release dates	March 7, 1932 (1932-03-07)
Running time	20 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Choo-Choo! is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[2] It was the 114th (26th talking episode) Our Gang short that was released. It is a remake of the 1923 Our Gang film A Pleasant Journey.

Plot

Exchanging clothes with a group of mischievous orphans, the kids end up on a train headed for Chicago. Pressed into service as the kids' supervisor, effeminate Travelers Aid attendant Mr. Henderson (Dell Henderson) suffers torment, especially when he tries to prevent three-year-old Spanky from socking the nose of every adult in sight.

Things come to a head when the kids manage to get hold of some fireworks, at the same time accidentally releasing a menagerie of circus animals from the baggage car. At the end of the episode, Mr. Henderson is told he has the wrong children and must bring them back on a train to California.

Cast

The Gang

• George McFarland as Spanky
• Sherwood Bailey as Spud
• Matthew Beard as Stymie
• Dorothy DeBorba as Dorothy
• Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
• Kendall McComas as Breezy Brisbane
• Harold Wertz as Bouncy
• Pete the Pup as Himself

Additional cast

• Dell Henderson as Mr. Henderson
• Donald Haines as Leader of the runaway orphans
• Wally Albright as Runaway orphan
• Eddie Baker as Officer
• Harry Bernard as Pullman conductor
• Estelle Etterre as Dorothy's mother
• Otto Fries as Inebriated novelties salesman
• Lyle Tayo as Secretary
• Baldwin Cooke as Extra on train
• Oliver Hardy as inebriated novelties salesman yelling as bear licks his face (voice only)

See also

• Our Gang filmography

References

External links

• Choo-Choo! at the Internet Movie Database