Sunday Calm
1923 film
- December 16, 1923 (1923-12-16)
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Sunday Calm is a 1923 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1][2] It was the 20th Our Gang short subject to be released.
Plot
The gang travels by wagon to go on a picnic with their families. After the cart loses a wheel, the parents replace it, only to be left behind when the horse bolts with the wagon and the gang. Arriving in the woods, the gang run wild until their parents catch up with them. A storm interrupts the picnic, after which the horse bolts again, this time leaving everybody behind.
Production notes
Mary Kornman does not appear.[3]
The plot device of a family embarking on a Sunday picnic was reused in Laurel and Hardy's 1929 film Perfect Day.[3]
Cast
The Gang
- Joe Cobb — Joe Tucker
- Jackie Condon — Jackie Tucker
- Mickey Daniels — Mickey McTeeter
- Jack Davis — Jack Tucker
- Allen Hoskins — Farina
- Ernest Morrison — Ernie
- Leona Levin — Mickey's sister
Additional cast
- Richard Daniels — Mr. Tucker
- Clara Guiol — Mrs. Tucker
- Helen Gilmore — Mrs. McTeeter
References
- ^ "Silent Era: Sunday Calm". silentera. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Sunday Calm". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
- ^ a b Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, pp. 25-26. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9
External links
- The short film Sunday Calm is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Sunday Calm at IMDb
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Our Gang / The Little Rascals
- Our Gang (1922)
- When the Wind Blows (1930)
- Hi'-Neighbor! (1934)
- For Pete's Sake! (1934)
- The First Round-Up (1934)
- Honky Donkey (1934)
- Mike Fright (1934)
- Washee Ironee (1934)
- Mama's Little Pirate (1934)
- Anniversary Trouble (1935)
- Beginner's Luck (1935)
- Teacher's Beau (1935)
- Sprucin' Up (1935)
- Little Papa (1935)
- Little Sinner (1935)
- Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935)
- The Lucky Corner (1936)
- Second Childhood (1936)
- General Spanky (1936)
- Feed 'em and Weep (1938)
- The Little Rascals (1994)
- The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
- The Little Rascals Christmas Special (1979)
- The Little Rascals (1982–1984)
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