Fish Hooky
Directed byRobert F. McGowan
Produced byHal Roach
CinematographyArt Lloyd
Edited byRichard C. Currier
Music byLeroy Shield
Marvin Hatley
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • January 28, 1933 (1933-01-28)
Running time
18' 17"[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fish Hooky is a 1933 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[2] It was the 120th (32nd talking episode) Our Gang short that was released.

Plot

Wheezer, Dickie, Uh-huh, and Stymie choose to play hooky from school again to go fishing with Joe and Farina. Meanwhile, Miss Kornman is taking her students to the beach and amusement pier free of charge. Spanky and Cotton deliver sick notes forged for Dickie, Stymie, and Wheezer by Joe and Farina to Miss Kornman, stating why they were absent. She decides to teach the boys a lesson, and asks her old flame who is now the truant officer Mickey Daniels to help her.

Mr. Daniels, meeting up with the boys but not telling them he is the truant officer, then lectures them about what they can expect if sent to reform school (at Christmas, he claims that "everybody gets a brand new sledgehammer!"), and frightens them so much they decide to go to the beach to apologize to Miss Kornman. Mr. Daniels offers to drive them there. En route, Stymie spots the truant officer badge and the boys flee. The officer purposely makes the chase long, but eventually catches all the boys. They beg Miss Kornman to stop Mr. Daniels from locking the boys in a reform school. She does after the boys promise to never play hooky again.

Afterwards, Mr. Daniels asks Miss Kornman for a kiss, but she refuses. As he keeps on begging her, Spanky (who was taking a nap) shouts: "For the love of Pete! Kiss him so I can go to sleep!"

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

Note

Fish Hooky marks cameo appearances of four former Our Gangers, now teenagers. Allen Hoskins (Farina, aged 12) and Joe Cobb (aged 15) play the "older kids" who the Gang follows to the fishing hole. Mary Kornman (teacher) and Mickey Daniels (truant officer) portray adult roles, despite them both being the teenagers as well (Mickey 18, Mary 16).

This also marked the final appearance of recurring player Donald Haines.

The Fishing scenes were filmed on Ballona Creek in Culver City.

The amusement park scenes were filmed at the Venice Amusement Pier[3] and show the rides and attractions ca. 1933.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ theluckycorner.com/
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Fish Hooky". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
  3. ↑ Venice Pier (1933) at digital library
  4. ↑ Fish Hooky (1933) at IMDb
  5. ↑ Fish Hooky (1933 Our Gang short) with scenes filmed at amusement park of era, beginning at time mark 8:35 (YouTube)
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