''Party Fever'' is a 1938 ''

Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, who also pr ...

'' short

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

George Sidney George Sidney (October 4, 1916May 5, 2002) was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics '' Bye Bye Birdie'' (1963) and '' Viva Las Vegas'' (1964). With an extensive back ...

. It was the 170th ''Our Gang'' short to be released.

Plot

Once again, Alfalfa and Butch are bitter rivals for the affections of Darla. The nerdish Waldo comes up with a solution: Alfalfa and Butch will compete for the title of Junior Mayor of Greenpoint during Boys' Week, and whichever one wins will earn the honor of escorting Darla to the annual Strawberry Festival. But despite the strenuous efforts of both young candidates, a "dark horse" wins not only the election, but also the girl. Alfalfa, backed by Porky and Buckwheat, launches a clean-up campaign. But Butch replaces the garbage mess they've just cleaned up. Alfalfa takes revenge with an overripe tomato, Alfalfa decides to go up in a balloon basket to prove what a daredevil he is, but the tie-rope breaks and he goes sky high.Butch is only too happy to bring him down with a slingshot.

Cast

The Gang

Carl Switzer Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

as Alfalfa *

Darla Hood Darla Jean Hood (November 8, 1931 – June 13, 1979) was an American child actress, best known as the female lead in the ''Our Gang'' series from 1935 to 1941. As an adult, she performed as a singer in nightclubs and on television. ''Our ...

as Darla * Eugene Lee as Porky *

Billie Thomas Billie may refer to: People *Billie (given name), the given name Other * ''Billie'' (1965 film), a 1965 film starring Patty Duke * ''Billie'' (2019 film), a documentary about Billie Holiday * ''Billie'' (musical), 1928 Broadway musical by ...

as Buckwheat *

Pete the Pup Pete the Pup (September 9, 1929 – January 28, 1946), also called the Mississippi Man Mauler, was an American dog actor known to portray "Pete, the dog with the ring around his eye" in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' comedies series (later known as '' ...

as Himself

Additional cast

Tommy Bond Thomas Ross Bond (September 16, 1926 – September 24, 2005) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He was best known for his work as a child actor for two nonconsecutive periods in ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') comedies (fir ...

as Butch *

Darwood Kaye Darwood Kenneth Smith (September 8, 1929 – May 15, 2002), also known as Darwood Kaye, was an American child actor most notable for his semi-regular role as the bookish rich kid Waldo in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1937 to 1940. ...

as Waldo *

Sidney Kibrick Sidney Henry Kibrick (born July 2, 1928) is an American former child actor primarily of the 1930s, most notable for appearing in the ''Our Gang/Little Rascals'' short subjects film series, featuring in more than two dozen, between 1933 and 1939. ...

as Woim * Joe Levine as Kid bullied by Butch * Frank Jaquet as Uncle Frank, the Mayor of Greenpoint

Crowd extras

Grace Bohanon, Bobby Callahan, Payne Johnson,

Harold Switzer Harold Frederick Switzer (January 16, 1925 – April 14, 1967) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series as an extra. He was the older brother of gang member Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. Ear ...

, Laura June Williams

Notes

''Party Fever'' was the fifth consecutive entry made without

George McFarland George Robert Philips McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for starring as a child as Spanky in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The ''Our Gang'' short ...

as Spanky, who would rejoin the series with the next entry, ''

Aladdin's Lantern ''Aladdin's Lantern'' is a 1938 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 171st ''Our Gang'' short to be released. Plot The gang members are putting on a musical show about Aladdin and his lamp. While Spanky, Alfal ...

''. It was also the last ''Our Gang'' short in which

would appear. Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). ''The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang''. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press.

References

External links

* * 1938 films 1938 comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Gordon Douglas Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films Films directed by George Sidney Our Gang films 1938 short films 1930s American films Films scored by David L. Snell 1930s English-language films {{short-comedy-film-stub