Bear Shooters
Directed byRobert F. McGowan
Produced byRobert F. McGowan
Hal Roach
StarringBobby Hutchins
Allen Hoskins
Jackie Cooper
Mary Ann Jackson
Norman Chaney
Leon Janney
Pete the Pup
CinematographyLen Powers
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Music byRay Henderson
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • May 17, 1930 (1930-05-17)
Running time
20' 16"
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bear Shooters is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1] It was the 98th (tenth talking) Our Gang short that was released.

Plot

Spud wants to go camping and shoot many bears with Jackie, Chubby, and Farina. But his mother has forced him to look after his little brother Wheezer, who has the croup. In caring for his brother he must periodically apply ointment to his chest. He tells his friends he must stay home and grease Wheezer. He tries to get his sister Mary Ann to do this but she insists on going camping. Spud decides to merely go camping anyway and take both Wheezer and Mary Ann along. The gang all go together in an old dilapidated wagon guided by Dinah The Mule. The trip initially goes smoothly, but after some time two bootleggers who have themselves concealed in the area spot the gang and decide to try to get the gang to leave. One of the bootleggers dresses up in a gorilla suit in order to scare the gang away. While he scares the gang, the gang manages to trap the ape. Eventually the gang ends up leaving the forest due to a skunk spraying the area, not the bootlegger in the ape suit.

Production notes

Bear Shooters is a remake of the 1924 silent entry It's a Bear. Allen Hoskins appeared in both films.

Bear Shooters is one of four sound Our Gang shorts that fell into the public domain after the copyright lapsed in the 1960s (the other three being School's Out, Our Gang Follies of 1938 and Waldo's Last Stand). As such, these films frequently appear on inexpensive video and/or DVD compilations.

Farina, Jackie and Chubby prepare their lunch for the bear hunt in Bear Shooters.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Bear Shooters". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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