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Clown Princes

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 11m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
73
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POPULARITY
415,260
47,156
Clown Princes (1939)
ShortComedyFamily
The Our Gang kids put on a circus in the barn to raise money to help Porky's family pay the rent and avoid getting evicted.The Our Gang kids put on a circus in the barn to raise money to help Porky's family pay the rent and avoid getting evicted.The Our Gang kids put on a circus in the barn to raise money to help Porky's family pay the rent and avoid getting evicted.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
73
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
415,260
47,156
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    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Hal Law(screenplay)
      • Robert A. McGowan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Darla Hood
      • Eugene 'Porky' Lee
      • George 'Spanky' McFarland
    Top credits
    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Hal Law(screenplay)
      • Robert A. McGowan(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Darla Hood
      • Eugene 'Porky' Lee
      • George 'Spanky' McFarland
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    • 5User reviews
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    Darla Hood
    Darla Hood
    • Darla Hood
    • (as Our Gang)
    Eugene 'Porky' Lee
    Eugene 'Porky' Lee
    • Porky
    • (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)
    Shirley Coates
    • Muggsy
    • (as Our Gang)
    Leonard 'Percy' Landy
    • Leonard
    • (as Our Gang)
    Gary Jasgur
    • World's Smallest Man
    • (as Our Gang)
    • …
    Joe Geil
    • World's Tallest Man
    • (as Our Gang)
    Jimmie Brown
    • Clown
    • (as Our Gang)
    George Crosby
    • Younger Famous Sime and Neez Twin
    • (as Our Gang)
    Malcolm Crosby
    • Older Famous Sime and Neez Twin
    • (as Our Gang)
    Hugh Chapman
    • Musician
    James Gubitosi
    • Audience Member
    Larry Harris
    Larry Harris
    • Drummer
    Payne B. Johnson
    • Circus Member
    • (unconfirmed)
    Joe Levine
    Joe Levine
    • Audience Member
    Gerald Mackey
    • Musician
    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Hal Law(screenplay)
      • Robert A. McGowan(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The 178th of 220 "Our Gang" shorts to be released.
    • Goofs
      When Alfalfa changes the price of the lemonade, the sign completely changes between the close-up and the longer shots of the scene.
    • Connections
      Featured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      The Flying Trapeze
      (uncredited)

      aka "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze"

      Music by Gaston Lyle

      Lyrics by George Leybourne

      Sung by Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

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    Top review
    7/10
    Clown Princes was another funny enough M-G-M entry in the Our Gang series
    This M-G-M comedy short, Clown Princes, is the one hundred seventy-ninth entry in the "Our Gang" series and the ninety-first talkie. Porky's family is threatened with eviction so Spanky raises money by putting on a circus complete with various domesticated animals disguised as wild ones and Alfalfa singing "The Man on the Flying Trapeze". Using elements from previous entry Barnum & Ringling, Inc. and having Alf perform something Spanky had done with previous members in Mike Fright, this was another pleasingly amusing entry in the M-G-M-produced-only series along with a welcome return of Clarence Wilson-from Shrimps for a Day and Little Sinner-as the mean landlord. So on that note, Clown Princes is recommended. P.S. This was the first in the M-G-M series to have a credit for editor who in this case was Roy Brickner, brother of former Our Gang director Gordon Douglas (Brickner).
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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $21,243 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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