Good Bad Boys

Good Bad Boys
Good Bad Boys
Directed by	Edward Cahn
Written by	Hal Law; Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Jack Chertok; Richard Goldstone for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Starring	George McFarland; Carl Switzer; Billie Thomas; Mickey Gubitosi; Leonard Landy; Freddie Walburn; Hugh Beaumont; Barbara Bedford; Al Hill
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Leon Bourgeau
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	September 7, 1940;
Running time	10:58
Country	United States
Language	English

Good Bad Boys is a 1940 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 192nd Our Gang short released (193rd episode, 104th talking short, 105th talking episode, and 24th MGM produced episode).

Plot

Slicker steals an orange from a fruit stand, and Alfalfa is wrongfully accused and punished for it. An angry Alfalfa decides to get even with his parents by embarking upon a life of crime. To that end, he enlists the other kids as his "mob." Hoping to deflect his pals from this drastic action, Spanky decides to teach the gang a lesson. He tricks the kids into thinking they have been burglarizing a house, when in fact they are merely helping their neighbor Mrs. Wilson clean out her junk.

Things take an unexpected turn when a real-life fugitive from justice chooses the gang's clubhouse as his hideout, with the cops hot on his heels. Assuming the police are after them, Alfalfa and the gang confess to their "crime," not knowing what the real crime committed by the real criminal was. The next morning they are arraigned and Spanky comes in with Mrs. Wilson to explain what had really happened. Meanwhile, Slicker is being arraigned with his mother for what seems to be an unrelated crime.[1]

Cast

The Gang

Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Leonard Landy as Leonard

Additional cast

Freddie Walburn as Slicker
Hugh Beaumont as Judge's assistant
Barbara Bedford as Alfalfa's mother
Margaret Bert as Slicker's mother
Byron Foulger as Store owner, Mr. Stephens
George Lessey as Judge Kincaid
Al Hill as Burglar
Liela McIntyre as Mrs. Wilson
Roger Moore as Court Official (as Joe Young)
William Newell as Alfalfa's father
Harry Strang as Banker
Emmett Vogan as Police officer

References

Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Good-Bad-Boys". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2008.

External links

Good Bad Boys at IMDb
Good Bad Boys at the TCM Movie Database
Good Bad Boys at AllMovie

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[NY_Times-1] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Good-Bad-Boys". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2008.