Bedtime Worries

Bedtime Worries is a 1933 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 124th 36th talking episode Our Gang short that was released.

Thus, when a burglar Harry Bernard climbs into Spankys window, the boys dozing parents fail to believe his story. Passing himself off as Santa Claus, the burglar attempts to steal everything that is not nailed down. The homeless gang stop at Spankys house to stay. He tells them Santa was visiting and when Stymie sees him, he realizes that this man is a burglar. The gang comes to the rescue and tackle down the burglar and the police arrive and take the burglar away.With Bobby Hutchins, Dickie Moore and Dorothy DeBorba having departed after the previous film Mush and Milk and several fill in kids leaving, Spanky is left to carry the next two films. Also the gang is portrayed in this episode as a group of homeless children with no place to go. Its a depeleted Our Gang with onlykids,regulars andrecurring ones. This episode has very much a sitcom atmosphere. It would be early in 1934 when new faces would be introduced. Also,of this film employed no background music and relied more on dialogue than episodes from the past few years. background music was only used for trhe first half of the film, all by Leroy Shield. This was the first of the films, with exception of Choo Choo to rely more on dialogue. ........

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