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Derby Day ()


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After the gang goes to the horse races, they decide to have a derby of their own.

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Joe (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
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Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
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Mickie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Jack Davis ...
Jack (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
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Farina (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
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Mary (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
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Ernie 'Sammy' (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Sonny Loy ...
Sing Joy (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
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Trumpeter
Richard Daniels ...
Trainer
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Mary's father (the horse owner)
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Gate attendant (as Wallace Howe)
Billy Lord ...
Kid With Camera (unconfirmed)
Gabe Saienz ...
Dugan

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Robert F. McGowan

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Hal Roach ... (story)
 
H.M. Walker ... (titles)

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Hal Roach ... producer

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C.E. Christensen ... construction supervisor

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Stax Graves ... still photographer
Eugene Kornman ... still photographer

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With a little bit of capital (specifically fifty cents) the gang is able to set up a lemonade stand and an adjoining hot dog stand near a race track. Mary stops by for some lemonade, while nearly charming the boys out of their socks. As the daughter of a horse owner, she manages to sneak them inside the track to watch the race. The whole thing is terribly exciting; and it gives Mickey an idea. The gang quickly abandons the idea of selling food and drink. Instead, they create their own race track. Of course, their own derby day is not quite like the adult version. Instead of horses, one boy has a cow, another a mule; a third rides in cart driven by a goat and a fourth in a dog-driven cart. Farina, whose vehicle is a tricycle, spikes the water of some of the animals beforehand. Before the race is through, the animals will be too drunk, lazy or overworked to finish. The horse race becomes a foot race. Written by J. Spurlin

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Also Known As
  • Little Jockeys (United States)
  • День Дерби (Russia)
  • День Дерби (Soviet Union, Russian title)
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  • 20 min
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Goofs In the one horse-race sequence, the horses start in front of the stand, running from left to right (anti-clockwise) around the oval track, which is also the way they finish. In between, however, in at least one shot, they are seen in semi-closeup, running clockwise around one of the turns in the track. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Mischief Makers (1960). See more »
Quotes [first title card]
Title Card: Betting on a horse isn't the quickest way to lose money ~~ But it's the surest.
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