Our Gang Follies of 1936

Our Gang Follies of 1936 is a 1935 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by MetroGoldwynMayer, it was the 140th Our Gang short to be released and the first of several musical entries in the series.

Backstage, there is pandemonium involving Buckwheats dealings with a mischievous little monkey, as well as Spankys worrying over his star act, the FloryDory Girls, whose tardiness forces the wouldbe impresario to keep shuffling his acts. When the show reaches its final act with still no sign of the FloryDories, Spanky has the other boys dress in the FloryDories costumes. Since he knows the girls dance, Spanky figures the gang can pull off the act in drag if everyone just does what he does. Unknown to Spanky, however, the monkey that was terrorizing Buckwheat has hidden in the bustle of Spankys costume. The monkey pulls a needle from the costume during the dance and begins stabbing Spanky in the rear, and the other boys mimic his outofcharacter jolts of pain and discomfort to the audiences amusement. Spanky manages to accidentally shake his dress to the floor, and the other boys follow suit, ruining the act as the audience roars with laughter.Cookie tries to bring down the curtain, but only succeeds in trapping the boys in front of the curtain, causing them to scramble underneath as Spanky closes out the show with the curtain hiding his corset, garters and lace leggings and sends the audience of kids home. ........

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