Bear Shooters


Bear Shooters is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film, the 98th in the series, directed by Robert F. McGowan.

Plot

Spud wants to take a camping trip and shoot bears with Jackie, Chubby and Farina, but his mother has forced him to mind his little brother Wheezer, who has croup. Spud must periodically apply ointment to Wheezer's chest. He tries to persuade his sister Mary Ann to tend to Wheezer, but she insists on going camping. Spud resolves to go camping anyway and takes both Wheezer and Mary Ann along. The gang travels in an old dilapidated wagon guided by Dinah the Mule. Two bootleggers spot the gang and try to force them to leave. One of the bootleggers dons a gorilla suit to scare the gang, but they trap him. The gang leaves the forest when a skunk sprays the area.

Production

Bear Shooters is a remake of the 1924 silent film It's a Bear, and Allen Hoskins appeared in both films. It is one of four sound Our Gang shorts that fell into the public domain after the copyright lapsed in the 1960s. As such, these films frequently appear in inexpensive DVD compilations.
The scenes of the gang preparing for the camping trip were filmed in the alley just south of Woodbine Street between Motor Avenue and Mentone Avenue in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast