''Hide and Shriek'' is a 1938 ''

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directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 168th ''

'' entry in the series, and the last to involve series creator

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Plot

Opening his own detective agency, Alfalfa dons a deerstalker cap and rechristens himself "X-10, Sooper Sleuth." His first assignment: to find out who stole a box of candy from Darla. Suspecting that Leonard and Junior are the alleged culprits, Alfalfa and his chief (and only) operatives Buckwheat and Porky put a tail on the two youngsters. Unfortunately, the three junior gumshoes are sidetracked to a seaside amusement pier, where they find themselves trapped in a

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attraction. Darla eventually discovers her candy was right where she left it—in her doll carriage. But it is too late: scared out of their wits by various ersatz ghosts, monsters and spooky moans and groans, the trio vow to give up the detective business forever (as Alfalfa's "Out of Bizzness" sign on the door notes).

Cast

The Gang

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 * Eugene Lee as Porky, alias X-6 *

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as Alfalfa, alias X-10 *

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as Buckwheat, alias X-6½

Additional cast

* Gary Jasgur as Gary * Leonard Landy as Percy *

Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Disne ...

as Voices of haunted house ghouls (voice) * Fred Holmes as Janitor

Notes

''Hide and Shriek'' was the final entry in producer Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' series and the last short film released overall by the studio. Roach was contracted to produce one more year's worth of ''Our Gang'' shorts for MGM, but his distribution deal with other properties expired earlier that year. Roach switched to another studio,

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, to distribute his feature films. ''Our Gang'' was his only remaining short subject series. As a result, MGM opted to purchase the unit outright, as ''Our Gang'' was still popular and MGM wanted to keep the series in production. Upon arrival at MGM, ''Our Gang'' would continue in production until 1944. The MGM entires are considered by several critics, and the ''Our Gang'' actors themselves, as lesser entries compared to the Roach shorts. Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). ''The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang''. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. pp. 4-5, 194-196

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hide And Shriek 1938 films 1938 comedy films 1938 short films American black-and-white films Films directed by Gordon Douglas Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films Our Gang films 1930s American films