Bear Shooters
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| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Starring | Bobby Hutchins Allen Hoskins Jackie Cooper Mary Ann Jackson Norman Chaney Leon Janney Pete the Pup |
| Cinematography | Len Powers |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Music by | Ray Henderson |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 20' 16" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bear Shooters is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1] It was the 98th Our Gang short to be released.[2]
Plot
[edit]Spud wants to go camping and shoot many bears with Jackie, Chubby, and Farina. But his mother has forced him to look after his little brother Wheezer, who has the croup. In caring for his brother he must periodically apply ointment to his chest. He tells his friends he must stay home and grease Wheezer. He tries to get his sister Mary Ann to do this but she insists on going camping. Spud decides to merely go camping anyway and take both Wheezer and Mary Ann along. The gang all go together in an old dilapidated wagon guided by Dinah The Mule. The trip initially goes smoothly, but after some time two bootleggers who have themselves concealed in the area spot the gang and decide to try to get the gang to leave. One of the bootleggers dresses up in a gorilla suit in order to scare the gang away. While he scares the gang, the gang manages to trap the ape. Eventually the gang ends up leaving the forest due to a skunk spraying the area, not the bootlegger in the ape suit.
Production notes
[edit]Bear Shooters is a remake of the 1924 silent entry It's a Bear. Allen Hoskins appeared in both films.
Bear Shooters is one of four sound Our Gang shorts that fell into the public domain after the copyright lapsed in the 1960s (the other three being School's Out, Our Gang Follies of 1938 and Waldo's Last Stand). As such, these films frequently appear on inexpensive video and/or DVD compilations.
The scenes of the Gang getting ready for the camping trip were filmed in the alley just south of Woodbine Street between Motor Avenue and Mentone Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.[3]
Cast
[edit]The Gang
[edit]- Norman Chaney as Chubby
- Jackie Cooper as Jackie
- Allen Hoskins as Farina
- Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
- Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
- Leon Janney as Donald 'Spud'
- Pete the Pup as himself
- Dinah the Mule as herself
Additional cast
[edit]- Fay Holderness as Spud's mother
- Charlie Hall as Charlie (Bootlegger #2)
- Bob Kortman as Bob (Bootlegger #1)
- Charles Gemora as Charlie (in gorilla suit)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Bear Shooters". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Now, Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and. "Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now". Chris Bungo Studios Filming Locations Then and Now. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
External links
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- Bear Shooters at IMDb
- Bear Shooters at the TCM Movie Database
- Bear Shooters on YouTube
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