The Awful Tooth is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Nate Watt. It was the 167th Our Gang short to be released.[1]
| The Awful Tooth | |
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| Directed by | Nate Watt |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Carl Switzer Billie Thomas Eugene Lee Henry Lee Pete the Pup |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | William H. Ziegler |
| Music by | Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date |
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Running time | 9' 55" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAlfalfa, Buckwheat, Porky, and Spike in need of money to purchase baseball equipment, devise a scheme: they will have all their teeth pulled out, which they calculate will earn them one dime per tooth from the tooth fairy. Their dentist hears of their plan, and takes steps to dissuade the kids—beginning with a terrified Alfalfa. In the end, Alfalfa decides to keep his teeth, but the dentist does give them some baseball equipment as a reward for learning a valuable lesson about dental health.[2]
Cast
editThe Gang
edit- Eugene Lee as Porky
- Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
- Henry Lee as Spike
- George the Monkey as himself
- Pete the Pup as himself
Additional cast
edit- Jack Norton as Dr. Schwartz
- Marjorie Townsend as Miss Rogers
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Awful Tooth". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
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