Tiny Troubles
1939 American film by George Sidney
- February 18, 1939 (1939-02-18)
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Tiny Troubles is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 176th Our Gang short to be released.[1]
Plot
Alfalfa has a loud crying baby brother that he wants to get rid of. When out with the gang he sees what he thinks is a baby in a carriage. He puts his baby brother in that carriage and takes this "baby" back home. But the baby happens to be a midget who lives a life of crime named "Lightfingered Lester". Lester initially plays along but causes all sorts of havoc soon after including drinking beer, taunting the gang, and attempting to rob the house. Someone else finds the baby and brings him to the police station. The police then raid Alfalfa's home and take the gang in when they find Lester there. They are all taken in. They send Lester back to jail while giving the gang probation.
Cast
The Gang
- Carl Switzer as Alfalfa Switzer
- Darla Hood as Darla
- Eugene Lee as Porky
- George McFarland as Spanky
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Additional cast
- Edward and Jimmy Marazoni as Junior Switzer
- Barbara Bedford as Mrs. Switzer, Alfalfa's mother
- Fred Kelsey as Police chief
- Jerry Marenghi as Light Fingered Lester
- Sue Moore as Myrtle
- Emory Parnell as Officer Clancy
- Lee Phelps as Officer O'Brien
Critical reception
In the book The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, film critic Leonard Maltin commented that Tiny Troubles is a "shapeless reworking" of 1929's Bouncing Babies consisting of "woefully thin stuff". He added that the film "represents the first really bad MGM Our Gang short" and that "somehow the [MGM] production staff expected an audience to swallow the idea that 11-year-old Alfalfa and 10-year-old Spanky couldn't tell the difference between an infant and a midget dressed as one." Maltin concluded by saying "embarrassment replaces laughter."[2]
See also
- Our Gang filmography
References
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 226–227. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, pp. 200-201. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9
External links
- Tiny Troubles at IMDb
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- Filmography
- Personnel
- Our Gang (1922)
- When the Wind Blows (1930)
- Hi'-Neighbor! (1934)
- For Pete's Sake! (1934)
- The First Round-Up (1934)
- Honky Donkey (1934)
- Mike Fright (1934)
- Washee Ironee (1934)
- Mama's Little Pirate (1934)
- Anniversary Trouble (1935)
- Beginner's Luck (1935)
- Teacher's Beau (1935)
- Sprucin' Up (1935)
- Little Papa (1935)
- Little Sinner (1935)
- Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935)
- The Lucky Corner (1936)
- Second Childhood (1936)
- General Spanky (1936)
- Feed 'em and Weep (1938)
- The Little Rascals (1994)
- The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
- The Little Rascals Christmas Special (1979)
- The Little Rascals (1982–1984)
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