Men in Fright (1938)
Directed by George Sidney
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Family-Oriented Comedy |
Release Date - Oct 15, 1938 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 11 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Filmed on MGM's standing Dr. Kildare sets, the one-reel Our Gang comedy Men in Fright gets under way as Gang members Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Spanky McFarland, Billy "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, and Leonard Landy pay a visit to their hospitalized friend Darla Hood. Thanks to a convenient plot device, Alfalfa is mistaken for a tonsillectomy patient and subjected to laughing gas. Once this complication has been straightened out, the kids burrow through a picnic basket full of such delicacies as pickles, ice cream, and hot dogs, with the expected results (conveyed via a clever bit of animation). Men in Fright was originally released on October 15, 1938.