Teacher's Beau

An OUR GANG Comedy Short.

TEACHER'S BEAU visits on the last day of school to announce he's marrying Miss Jones, the teacher. In despair, the Gang turns to Spanky to come up with a plan to get rid of the young man...

A funny little film, with a good performance from Spanky. Highlight: the Gang's eating of the doctored dinner. That's Arletta Duncan as Miss Jones & Edward Norris as Ralph Wilson. Veteran comic Billy Bletcher plays the Chairman of the School Board. It's sad to see the inimitable Stymie, one of the greatest child stars, merely standing in the background with nothing to do.

'The Little Racals' was arguably the children's equivalent of Laurel and Hardy at the time. This particular short film featured the 12 year old Dorothy Dandridge in her screen debut. Not a particularly good piece, but it did launch Dandridge's career in Hollywood.