Came the Brawn

1938 film

April 16, 1938 (1938-04-16)

Running time

11 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Came the Brawn is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas.^[1] Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 165th entry in the Our Gang series.^[2]

Notes

Came the Brawn marked Spanky McFarland's, Tommy "Butch" Bond's, Sidney "Woim" Kibrick's, and Darwood "Waldo" Kaye's final appearances in the Hal Roach-produced Our Gang shorts. Butch, Woim, and Waldo were recurring characters and would not be needed for the last three episodes but would all return for The Little Ranger, the first Our Gang short produced after the series' sale to MGM in mid-1938.

Spanky's contract expired after the completion of Came the Brawn, and he officially retired from the series at this time.^[3] After going on a personal tour, Spanky rejoined Our Gang in the late summer of 1938, after its transfer to MGM. He would remain another four and a half years.

Cast

The Gang

Darla Hood as Darla
Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat

Additional cast

Tommy Bond as Butch
Darwood Kaye as Waldo
Sidney Kibrick as Woim
Henry Lee as Spike
Billy Minderhout as Kid with big eyes
Roger Terry as 'Wise fella'
Ernest Wechbaugh as Kid with too much muscle
Betsy Gay as Effie (scene deleted)

Audience extras

Patsy Currier, Charles Flickinger, Joe Geil, Paul Hilton, Cheryl Hopper, Tommy McFarland, Dicke De Nuet, Raymond Rayhill Powell, Spencer Quinn, Drew Roddy, Harold Switzer, Voigt Williams, David Wilmot

References

^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Came the Brawn". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ "Came the Brawn".