Alfalfa goes out on a high note (without singing)
Thurston Hall plays a hypochondriac who becomes annoyed when his doctor suggests to his wife adopting children. To discourage such an idea, he invites Our Gang to lunch while his wife is out. It's then when the craziness breaks out, culminating in Alfalfa's twin brothers swallowing the candy "pills" the doctor had been prescribing for him.
The adults carry the short, stiff as they are in the MGM fashion, and the kids do pretty well. Alfalfa's age and Mickey's bad acting aren't noticeable in the farcical shenanigans, as the actors spend most of their time running back and forth. Froggy also gets a proper introduction as one of the gang just as Alfalfa is leaving.
All in all, it's ten minutes of fun and ranks as one of the better MGM shorts. Not a bad way for Alfalfa to bow out.
The adults carry the short, stiff as they are in the MGM fashion, and the kids do pretty well. Alfalfa's age and Mickey's bad acting aren't noticeable in the farcical shenanigans, as the actors spend most of their time running back and forth. Froggy also gets a proper introduction as one of the gang just as Alfalfa is leaving.
All in all, it's ten minutes of fun and ranks as one of the better MGM shorts. Not a bad way for Alfalfa to bow out.
- kpetnews
- Mar 19, 2011