- Hook and Ladder (1932 film)
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name = Hook and Ladder
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director =Robert F. McGowan
producer =Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach
writer =Robert A. McGowan Hal Roach H. M. Walker
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music =Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley
cinematography = Hap Depew
editing = Richard C. Currier
distributor = MGM
released =27 August ,1932
runtime = 20 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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preceded_by = "The Pooch "
followed_by = "Free Wheeling "
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imdb_id = 0023026"Hook and Ladder" is a 1932 "
Our Gang " shortcomedy film directed byRobert F. McGowan . cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225662/Hook-and-Ladder/overview |title=New York Times: Hook and Ladder |accessdate=2008-09-19|work=NY Times] It was the 116th (28th talking episode) "Our Gang " short that was released.Plot
Hook and Ladder was a remake of the 1926 "Our Gang" comedy The
Fourth Alarm , with several gags repeated verbatim. Answering the Fire Chief's request for volunteers, the Our Gang kids form their own firefighting squadron, replete with ersatz uniforms, a fire pole, a dog-and-cat-powered alarm, and a jerry-built fire engine that must be seen to be believed. After a few false alarms and delays, the kids are afforded the opportunity to put out a real fire, which they do with the expertise of veteran smoke-eaters. Some of the sequences in the blazing warehouse may be a bit intense for modern viewers, but rest assured that the kids back in 1932 were both thrilled and delighted. An amusing running gag involving little Spanky McFarland's worm medicine punctuates this lively series entry.cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225662/Hook-and-Ladder/overview |title=New York Times: Hook and Ladder |accessdate=2008-09-19|work=NY Times] Another unusual thing about this film was that it employed the usual jazz based scorings about two thirds of the time. One third of the time the film reverted to an orchestral music scoring with several tunes from the 1930 Our gang filmWhen The Wind Blows . Most of the orchestral scoring was employed during the scenes where the gang was fighting a real fire.This marked Dickie Moore's first appearance. He would be a lead character but would only remain for a season. This was also Sherwood Bailey's and Buddy MacDonald's last appaerances on Our Gang. Today, "Hook And Ladder" is one of a handful of "Our Gang" films in the
public domain , as its copyright was not renewed in the 1990s.Cast
* Dickie Moore - Dickie
*George McFarland - Spanky
* Matthew Beard - Stymie
*Dorothy DeBorba - Dorothy
*Sherwood Bailey - Spud
*Buddy MacDonald - Speck
*Kendall McComas - Breezy Brisbane (as Kendall Brisbane)
*Harold Wertz - Bouncy
*Pete the Pup - Petie
*Dinah the Mule
*Gene Morgan - Fireman
*Don Sandstrom - Fire hazard bitee also
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Our Gang filmography References
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