The Pigskin Palooka

The Pigskin Palooka
The Pigskin Palooka
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Written by	Jack Jevne
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	see below
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	William H. Ziegler
Music by	Leroy Shield; Marvin Hatley
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	October 29, 1937;
Running time	10' 41'
Country	United States
Language	English

The Pigskin Palooka is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 159th Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Plot

Having written of his football heroics in military school, Alfalfa returns home to a hero's welcome. But the fact is that Alfalfa never played a game in his life and borrowed Rex's, a classmate and football player's uniform to take a picture, angering him as well. No sooner has he stepped off the train than his old pal Spanky, manager of the gang's football team, informs Alfalfa that he's been slated to be star player in an upcoming gridiron battle—which is to be staged within the next few hours. Alfalfa winds up winning the game in a total fluke, which Buckwheat and Porky helped cause.^[2]

Cast

The Gang

Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Darla Hood as Darla
Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Pete The Pup as himself

Additional cast

Rex Downing as Cadet (photographer)
Gary Jasgur as Junior (timekeeper)
Cullen Johnson as Scorekeeper
Dickie Jones as Spike
Sidney Kibrick as Spike's sidekick
Delmar Watson as Captain of the military academy's football team

Members of Spanky's team

Daniel Boone, John Collum, Charles Flickinger, Larry Harris, Paul Hilton, Darwood Kaye, Tommy McFarland, Donald Proffitt, Drew Roddy, Harold Switzer

Members of Spike's team

Hugh Chapman, Dix Davis, Barry Downing, Roger McGee, Fred Walburn, Robert Winkler

Game spectators and band players

Barry Downing, Bobby Callahan, Dix Davis, Floyd Fisher, Vincent Graeff, Payne B. Johnson, Henry Lee, Joe Levine, Priscilla Lyon, Drew Roddy, Norman Salling, Joe Straunch, Jr., Fred Walburn, Robert Winckler

References

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 209–210. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Pigskin Palooka". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

External links

The Pigskin Palooka at IMDb
The Pigskin Palooka at AllMovie

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[1] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 209–210. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-2] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Pigskin Palooka". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

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