Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
Directed by William Beaudine
Genres - Comedy, Action, Adventure, Western |
Sub-Genres - Crime Comedy |
Release Date - Jun 12, 1947 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 62 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The second of three "Bowery Boys" rip-offs produced by bargain-basement Producers Releasing Corporation, Gas House Kids Go West finds the kids in question vacationing at a California ranch. City boys all, the Kids have a lot of difficulty adjusting to western life, none more so than former "Our Gang" members Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and Tommy Bond. Unbeknownst to everyone but the audience, the ranch is being used as a hiding place for stolen cars. But Alfalfa and his compadres manage to thwart the bad guys and save the day, after numerous low-budget slapstick situations. Gas House Kids Go West was followed by Gas House Kids in Hollywood, released a scant two months later.
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car-theft, child, fish-out-of-water, ranch, vacation, west, friendship, boy, hidden, police, cowboy