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Party Fever

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Party Fever
Directed byGeorge Sidney
Written byHal Law
Robert A. McGowan
Produced byJack Chertok for MGM
StarringDarla Hood
Eugene Lee
Carl Switzer
CinematographyRobert Pittack
Music byDavid Snell
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 27, 1938 (1938-08-27)
Running time
9:31
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Party Fever is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 170th Our Gang short to be released.[1]

Plot

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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.[2]

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

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The Gang

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Additional cast

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Crowd extras

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Grace Bohanon, Bobby Callahan, Payne Johnson, Harold Switzer, Laura June Williams

Notes

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Party Fever was the fifth consecutive entry made without George McFarland as Spanky, who would rejoin the series with the next entry, Aladdin's Lantern. It was also the last Our Gang short in which Pete the Pup would appear.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "New York Times: Party Fever". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-08. [dead link]
  3. ^ 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. ISBN 0-517-58325-9
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