Sally, Spanky, Darla and Alfalfa
Production Notes[]
Length: One Reel
Producer: Jack Chertok and Richard Goldstone
Director: Edward Cahn
Photography: Paul Vogel
Editor: Ralph E. Goldstein
Titles:
Writer: Robert A. McGowan and Hal Law
Released: April 27, 1940
Studio: M-G-M
Main Cast[]
- Carl Switzer
- Darla Hood
- Darwood Kaye
- George McFarland
- Harold Switzer
- Juanita Quigley
- Leonard Landy
- Robert Blake
- Tommy McFarland
- William Laughlin
- William Thomas
Supporting Cast[]
- Anne O'Neil - Schoolteacher
- Joan Blake - Darla's Friend
- Joe Geil - Corky
- May McAvoy - Sally's Mother
- Patsy Currier - Darla's Friend
- Paul Hilton - Extra
The Short[]
Plot: Sally is a new student at Greenpoint Grammar School. When the teacher introduces her, Alfalfa swoons, but all Mickey Gubitosi can do is shrug. Both Spanky and Alfalfa forget their lunch date with Darla to spend time with her. Considering them pests, Sally tries to join Darla instead, and the two of them plot to teach Spanky and Alfalfa a lesson. Sally invites the boys to her house for a tea party and gets them to wear girls' clothes as Darla brings the gang by to catch the guys in dresses. The embarrassment is painful, but the next day, Spanky and Alfalfa beg for Darla's forgiveness.
Quotes:
- "Beauty is only skin deep, but old friends are thicker than water." - Alfalfa
Notes/Trivia:
- This is the second time Spanky have cross-dressed, the first being Rushin' Ballet.
- This is the third time Alfalfa have cross-dressed, the other occasions being Mail And Female and Rushin' Ballet.
- This is the first short to feature William Laughlin but Froggy's name is Harold.
- This is the first of only two shorts featuring Juanita Quigley (the other being Going To Press).
- This short repeats material from Mail And Female.
Sequence[]
- Previous Short: All About Hash
- Next Short: Goin' Fishin'