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Little Papa

  • 1935
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
109
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Scotty Beckett, Alvin Buckelew, Patsy May, Sidney Kibrick, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Donald Proffitt, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Little Papa (1935)
FamilyComedyShort

The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asleep first.The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asleep first.The gang wants Spanky to come out and play football, but he has to make sure his baby sister is asleep first.

  • Director
    • Gus Meins
  • Stars
    • Scotty Beckett
    • George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    109
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gus Meins
    • Stars
      • Scotty Beckett
      • George 'Spanky' McFarland
      • Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    • 3User reviews
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    Scotty Beckett, Alvin Buckelew, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas in Little Papa (1935)
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    Scotty Beckett
    Scotty Beckett
    • Scotty
    • (as Our Gang)
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • Spanky
    • (as Our Gang)
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
    • Alfalfa
    • (as Our Gang)
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
    • Buckwheat
    • (as Our Gang)
    Alvin Buckelew
    • Alvin
    • (as Our Gang)
    Richard DeNeut
    • Annoying Kid
    • (as Our Gang)
    Sidney Kibrick
    Sidney Kibrick
    • Our Gang member
    • (as Our Gang)
    Patsy May
    • Baby
    • (as Patsy Dittemore)
    Donald Proffitt
    • Our Gang Member
    • (as Our Gang)
    Ruth Hiatt
    Ruth Hiatt
    • Mother
    Eva Lee Kuney
    • Baby
    • Director
      • Gus Meins
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      Good Old Days
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      Music by Leroy Shield

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    8/10
    Little Papa was another fine teaming of Spanky and Alfalfa in an Our Gang comedy
    This Hal Roach comedy short, Little Papa, is the one hundred thirty-ninth in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series and the fifty-first talkie. Spanky is anxious to play football with the gang but his mother makes him take care of his baby sister (Patsy Dittemore or May) while she goes out. So Spank and Alfalfa try to make her sleep. Now if only they can get out of the house without waking her up...This was another funny Our Gang comedy with Spanky and Alf making a fine comedy team. It's like a miniature Laurel & Hardy, complete with Alfalfa singing "Go to Sleep" like Ollie did previously in Brats! Leonard Maltin & Richard W. Bann complained about that factor when reviewing this short in their book, "The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang", but since I love both Stan & Ollie and Spanky & Alfalfa, seeing them doing some of the same things just make me laugh and smile all over! So on that note, I highly recommend Little Papa.
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    • Nov 28, 2014

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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