''Glove Taps'' is a 1937 ''

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directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 151st ''

'' short (152nd episode, 63rd talking short, and 64th talking episode) that was released.

Plot

Butch explains that he clobbers every kid in school to prove that he is in charge. By a fluke, weak-kneed Alfalfa is chosen to face Butch in the barnyard boxing ring—and he has only one day to train for the big bout. Spanky volunteers to be Alfalfa's trainer, which consists mostly of Alfalfa pulling him around in a little red wagon. Porky and Buckwheat have had "this will not end well" expressions on their faces the whole time. They take matters into their own hands once the bout starts; knocking Butch out from behind a curtain and allowing Alfalfa to take the credit.

Notes

*After appearing as a peripheral player in several earlier ''Our Gang'' shorts,

Tommy Bond Thomas Ross Bond (September 16, 1926 – September 24, 2005) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. He was best known for his work as a child actor for two nonconsecutive periods on ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') comedies (fir ...

made a spectacular return to the series in ''Glove Taps''. Here and in all future appearances, Bond is cast as neighborhood bully Butch, the bane of the existence of Spanky McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and the rest of the Gang. *Another Our Ganger debuts as Glove Taps Marks the first appearance of Darwood Kaye. *The background music in this one-reel comedy came from Marvin Hatley's Oscar-nominated score for the Laurel and Hardy feature '' Way Out West''.

Cast

The Gang

* Eugene Lee as Porky * George McFarland as Spanky * Carl Switzer as Alfalfa *

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as Buckwheat

Additional cast

as Butch * Sidney Kibrick as Woim *

Darla Hood Darla Jean Hood (November 8, 1931 – June 13, 1979) was an American child actress, best known as the leading lady in the ''Our Gang'' series from 1935 to 1941. She was born in Leedey, Oklahoma, the only child of music teacher Elizabeth Da ...

as Darla * Darwood Kaye as Waldo

Extra kids

Hugh Chapman, John Collum, Rex Downing, Larry Harris, Joe Levine, Jackie Lindquist, Donald Proffitt, Hugh Sheridan,

Harold Switzer Harold Frederick Switzer (January 16, 1925 – April 14, 1967) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series as an extra. He was the older brother of gang member Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, one ...

, Jerry Tucker,

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, Robert Winkler

References

External links

* 1937 films 1937 comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Gordon Douglas Hal Roach Studios short films Our Gang films 1937 short films 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub