Party Fever (1938)

Alfalfa, Butch and Waldo compete for Mayor For A Day. Whoever becomes Mayor gets to take Darla to the Strawberry Festival.

Director:

George Sidney

Writer:

Howard Dimsdale

Stars:

Grace Bohanon, Tommy Bond, Bobby Callahan

Cast

Credited cast:
Grace Bohanon	...	Girl Standing Behind Waldo
Tommy Bond	...	Butch
Bobby Callahan	...	Boy Sitting Beside Darla
Darla Hood	...	Darla
Frank Jaquet	...	'Uncle Frank,' Mayor
Payne B. Johnson	...	Boy Who Stumbles
Darwood Kaye	...	Waldo
Sidney Kibrick	...	Woim
Eugene 'Porky' Lee	...	Porky
Joe Levine	...	Kid Butch Pressures to Vote
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer	...	Alfalfa
Harold Switzer
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas	...	Buckwheat
Laura June Williams	...	Girl Sitting Beside Waldo

Storyline

Alfalfa, Butch and Waldo compete for Mayor For A Day. Whoever becomes Mayor gets to take Darla to the Strawberry Festival.

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Plot Keywords:

mayor | nepotism | balloon | our gang | toasting marshmallows | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 1938 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$16,838 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film short is available as an extra in the Warner DVD of Room Service.

User Reviews

Cute MGM short

Alfalfa and Butch, in order to win Darla's heart, decide to participate in a "Boy's Week Mayor for a Day" race. Butch has a gigantic marshmallow roast, and Alfalfa tries to do skywriting with a homemade balloon rig.

The second of MGM's shorts, it's just as fun and charming as a Hal Roach short. There's not much in the way of belly laughs, but some of the Roach shorts were also that way. It carries itself on a group of kids who still seem believable (with the exception of a pair of twins which MGM ill-advisedly added to the cast). Tommy Bond has some funny scenes as Butch, and is somehow extra funny being bashful in front of Darla, in contrast to his usual tough-guy persona.

The punchline is also funny and somehow telling about society. Definitely worthwhile and a fun way to spend ten minutes.