Auto Antics

Auto Antics is a 1939 American short comedy film in the Our Gang series directed by Edward Cahn. It was written by Hal A. Law and Robert A. McGowan and was the 182nd Our Gang short to be released.

Plot

Banners proclaim "Greenpoint's Proudest Day! – Mammoth Celebration Dedicating Our New Sewer System", featuring the Kidmobile Race with a first prize of five dollars.Our Gang's hopes to win the race are nearly dashed when town bully Butch arranges for the gang's pet dog Whiskers to be picked up by the dog pound. But instead of demoralizing the gang, the impoundment of Whiskers merely gives them a stronger reason to win the race and claim the prize, with which they will pay the dog's license fee. There is no shortage of dirty tricks on the part of Butch and his henchman Woim, who try everything to wreck the Gang's chances and their homemade "auto."

Cast

The Gang

Darla Hood as Darla
Eugene Lee as Porky
George McFarland as Spanky
Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
Leonard Landy as Leonard

Additional cast

Tommy Bond as Butch
Sidney Kibrick as Woim
Baldwin Cooke as Luke
Major James H. McNamara as Mayor of Greenpoint
Joe Whitehead as dogcatcher

Reception

Kine Weekly wrote: "A racing fixture for home-made toy autos. As funny for the youngsters as Our Gang pictures invariably are. Ideal for juvenile programmes."