Spanky, Mickey and friend
Production Notes[]
Length: One Reel
Producer: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Director: Edward Cahn
Photography: Walter Lundin
Editor: Leon Bourgeau
Titles:
Writer: Robert A. McGowan and Hal Law
Released: April 4, 1942
Studio: M-G-M
Main Cast[]
Supporting Cast[]
- Emmett Vogan - Circus Offical
- William Curtis - Melinda The Chimp
The Short[]
Plot: Buckwheat has gradually been labeled a chronic liar by the others, so when he says he's seen a chimp at the local haunted house, the others are slow to believe him. Spanky and Mickey decide to scare Buckwheat by dressing Froggy as a chimp to discover at the old house where they run into the real thing, a trained chimpanzee which recently escaped from the circus in town.
Quotes:
- None
Notes/Trivia:
- The "local haunted house" in Greenpoint is probably the old house seen in Moan & Groan, Inc.
- Considering the characters (Spanky in particular) have encountered numerous animals (among them a few monkeys) over time, it's a bit farfetched that they'd be scared by a playful chimp. This is just as logical as suddenly revealing that after numerous shorts that Buckwheat suddenly has a lying problem.
- This short is credited by Maltin and Bann as one of the "heavy-handed" moralizing lessons which "sealed the lid on the coffin of the series."
Sequence[]
- Previous Short: Going To Press
- Next Short: Surprised Parties