Joy Scouts

Infobox Film
name = Joy Scouts


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director = Edward Cahn
producer = Jack Chertok for MGM
writer = Hal Law
Robert A. McGowan
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cinematography = Ray June
editing = Roy Brickner
distributor = MGM
released = 24 June, 1939
runtime = 10 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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preceded_by = "Cousin Wilbur"
followed_by = "Dog Daze"
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"Joy Scouts" is a 1939 "Our Gang" short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 180th "Our Gang" short (181st episode, 92nd talking short, 93rd talking episode, and 12th MGM produced episode) that was released.

Plot

Told that they're too young to join the Greenpoint Boy Scouts, the gang forms a troop of their own. Unfortunately, their camping and survival skills leave much to be desired. They pitch a tent over a well getting soaked; they burn the bacon, wieners, and fish they try to cook; get caught in a rainstorm, and get poison ivy. A food traps the kids but forcing some real scouts (played by mostly a real scout troupe along with some familiar Our gang fill ins) to come to the rescue. cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/141977/Joy-Scouts/overview |title=New York Times: Joy-Scouts|accessdate=2008-10-08|work=NY Times]

Notes

Joy Scouts marked the screen debut of Our Gang regular Mickey Gubitosi who simply used his real first name. Gubitosi would adopt the screen name of Robert Blake a couple years later but continued to be known as Mickey on the series. He would appear in nearly every succeeding Our Gang episode until the series cancelation in 1944. Some say this is the symbolic point of when Our gang was going from mediocrity to simply being lousy. Our Gang also gets a new director named Edward Cahn. George Sidney transfers to other directing positions at MGM and becomes a prominent director in the coming years. He would go on to direct movies such as The Harvey Girls starring Judy Garland, Viva Las Vegas starring Elvis Presley, Kiss Me Kate, Bye Bye Birdie, and many others. George Sidney would still direct the next episode, Dog Daze, before moving to his new position.

Cast

* Carl Switzer - Alfalfa
* George McFarland - Spanky
* Eugene Lee - Porky
* Billie Thomas - Buckwheat
* Leonard Landy
* Gary Jagsar
* Joe Geil - Corky
* Tommy McFarland
* Phillip Hurlic
* Harold Switzer
* Fred Walburn
* Mickey Gubitosi (to eventually be known as Robert Blake
* Joe Strauch Jr. - Chubby
* Forbes Murray - scoutmaster
* The Boys Scout Troupe 59 of Los Angeles

ee also

* Our Gang filmography

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0031515|title=Joy Scouts