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Time Out for Lessons

  • 1939
  • 10m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
93
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Shirley Coates and Darla Hood in Time Out for Lessons (1939)
ShortComedyFamily

Alfalfa fantasizing about a football career at the expense of his homework and the resulting consequences.Alfalfa fantasizing about a football career at the expense of his homework and the resulting consequences.Alfalfa fantasizing about a football career at the expense of his homework and the resulting consequences.

  • Directors
    • Edward L. Cahn
    • Bud Murray
  • Writers
    • Hal Law
    • Robert A. McGowan
  • Stars
    • Robert Blake
    • Darla Hood
    • George 'Spanky' McFarland
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    93
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Edward L. Cahn
      • Bud Murray
    • Writers
      • Hal Law
      • Robert A. McGowan
    • Stars
      • Robert Blake
      • Darla Hood
      • George 'Spanky' McFarland
    • 8User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Robert Blake
    Robert Blake
    • Mickey
    • (as Mickey Gubitosi)
    Darla Hood
    Darla Hood
    • Darla
    • (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)
    Darwood Kaye
    Darwood Kaye
    • Waldo
    • (as Our Gang)
    Leonard 'Percy' Landy
    • Leonard
    • (as Our Gang)
    Joan Blake
      Gloria Browne
      • Spanky's Dance Partner
      Hugh Chapman
      • Kid Who Speaks to Mickey
      Joe Geil
      • Dancer
      James Gubitosi
      • College Student
      Paul Hilton
      • Alfalfa's Roommate
      Janice Hood
      • Girl at Pep Rally
      Jackie Horner
      Jackie Horner
        Dickie Humphreys
        • Kid Who Speaks to Buckwheat
        Payne B. Johnson
        • Boy
        • Directors
          • Edward L. Cahn
          • Bud Murray
        • Writers
          • Hal Law
          • Robert A. McGowan
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        • Trivia
          Not only is that Larry Kert, Broadway's original Tony from "West Side Story", doing the featured tap dance, he is dancing to a instrumental big band arrangement of "The Jitterbug", a song that was deleted from MGM's The Wizard of Oz (1939) earlier in same year.
        • Quotes

          Alfalfa's Roommate: Don't you think you should do a little studying Alfalfa?

          Alfalfa: No. What do I need to study for? Ain't I the best halfback that Hayle ever had?

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        Between Education and Entertainment!
        "Time Out For Lessons" was a pretty good short, it is okay to have fun, as long as you do not neglect your schoolwork, his friends were pretty furious when they heard that he did not study before the big game. I give this short *******out of**********.
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        • Aug 11, 2003

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        • Release date
          • December 2, 1939 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United States
        • Language
          • English
        • Filming locations
          • Rose Bowl - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, California, USA(football stadium - archive footage)
        • Production company
          • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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        • Budget
          • $20,390 (estimated)
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        • Runtime
          10 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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