The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.The gang trades places with a group of orphans about to take a train ride.
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Sherwood Bailey
- Spud
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
- Stymie
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Dorothy DeBorba
- Dorothy
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
- Wheezer
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Kendall McComas
- Breezy
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
Harold 'Bouncy' Wertz
- Bouncy
- (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
George 'Spanky' McFarland
- Spanky
- (as Spanky)
Estelle Etterre
- Dorothy's mother
- (as Belle Hare)
- Director
- Writers
- Hal Roach(uncredited)
- H.M. Walker
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWally Albright's debut with Our Gang. He didn't become a regular member until Hi'-Neighbor! (1934), almost 2 years later.
- GoofsWhen Dorothy is chasing Spud off screen, after she has pulled his hair, he is not wearing a cap. When they return, after switching clothes, Dorothy is now wearing the cap.
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Mr. Henderson: It makes me so angry!
- ConnectionsRemake of A Pleasant Journey (1923)
Featured review
ALL ABOARD TO THE ZOO?
CHOO- CHOO was co-written by none other than producer Hal Roach himself, who had a keen eye for talent and a few wild stories up his sleeve. This was one of them.
This Our Gang/Little Rascals short is jammed with laugh out loud gags and situations that the kids get themselves into while travelling across country by train. The star of the show is Del Henderson, who worked with Laurel and Hardy (and many other comedians), playing the gang's frustrated chaperone. Henderson's facial expressions are classic as the kids pull every trick on him.
Baby Spanky has to bunk with Del, punching him in the nose, then taking turns tooting a party horn?
Henderson also gets into a slapping match with a female passenger in the train bathroom. His constant comment, "It makes me so angry!" seals the deal.
This film also marked the first appearance of Our Gang member Wally Albright (the one with the curly hair) and also an early film appearance of Donald Haines, who would appear with the East Side Kids. Mastered by director Robert McGowan, perhaps the best to handle the series because he knew how to relate to children. McGowan was a retired fire fighter who struck up a friendship with Hal Roach when he built his studio --and landed a job as a director.
The animals on board the train --and there's a bunch -- get loose and go WILD. Classic scenes with the donkey kicking everybody, the flying chickens and the monkey? WAIT for the ending, replete with fireworks! A work of film art.
Get the short films dvd box set, just for this winning film.
This Our Gang/Little Rascals short is jammed with laugh out loud gags and situations that the kids get themselves into while travelling across country by train. The star of the show is Del Henderson, who worked with Laurel and Hardy (and many other comedians), playing the gang's frustrated chaperone. Henderson's facial expressions are classic as the kids pull every trick on him.
Baby Spanky has to bunk with Del, punching him in the nose, then taking turns tooting a party horn?
Henderson also gets into a slapping match with a female passenger in the train bathroom. His constant comment, "It makes me so angry!" seals the deal.
This film also marked the first appearance of Our Gang member Wally Albright (the one with the curly hair) and also an early film appearance of Donald Haines, who would appear with the East Side Kids. Mastered by director Robert McGowan, perhaps the best to handle the series because he knew how to relate to children. McGowan was a retired fire fighter who struck up a friendship with Hal Roach when he built his studio --and landed a job as a director.
The animals on board the train --and there's a bunch -- get loose and go WILD. Classic scenes with the donkey kicking everybody, the flying chickens and the monkey? WAIT for the ending, replete with fireworks! A work of film art.
Get the short films dvd box set, just for this winning film.
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- tcchelsey
- Jun 21, 2022
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- Runtime20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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