Alfalfa's Aunt

1939 0h 10m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa thinks she's trying to murder him. It's up to the Spanky and the gang to save him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
George McFarland
Spanky
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
Porky
Leonard 'Percy' Landy
Leonard
Gary Jasgur
Slapsie (as Our Gang)
Barbara Bedford
Martha Switzer
Marie Blake
Aunt Penelope

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Sidney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Our Gang: The MGM talkies (1929-1938)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Sidney, shot by Jackson Rose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Carl Switzer and George McFarland and Billie Thomas carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031029 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

George Sidney directs. Jackson Rose behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Our Gang: The MGM talkies (1929-1938)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by George Sidney, shot by Jackson Rose. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Carl Switzer and George McFarland and Billie Thomas carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0031029 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.