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{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox film
| name = Shrimps for a Day
| name = Shrimps for a Day
| image =
| image = Shrimps 4 a day TITLE.JPEG

| image_size =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Gus Meins]]
| director = [[Gus Meins]]
| producer = [[Hal Roach]]
| producer = [[Hal Roach]]
| writer =
| writer =
| narrator =
| narrator =
| starring = [[George McFarland]]<br>[[Scotty Beckett]]<br>[[Matthew Beard (American actor)|Matthew Beard]]<br>[[Jerry Tucker (actor)|Jerry Tucker]]<br>[[Marianne Edwards]]<br>[[Leonard Kibrick]]<br>[[Jacqueline Taylor|Jackie Taylor]]<br>[[Billie Thomas]]
| starring =
| music =
| music = [[Leroy Shield]]
| cinematography = Francis Corby
| cinematography = Francis Corby
| editing = Louis McManus
| editing = [[Louis McManus]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]]
| released = [[8 December]], [[1934]]
| released = {{Film date|1934|12|8}}
| runtime = 20 minutes
| runtime = 20' 18"
| country = {{USA}}
| country = United States
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
| preceded_by = ''[[Mama's Little Pirate]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Anniversary Trouble]]''
| website =
| amg_id =
| imdb_id = 0025786
}}
}}
'''''Shrimps for a Day''''' is a 1934 ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short subject|short]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Gus Meins]]. It was the 133rd ''Our Gang'' short to be released.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maltin |first1=Leonard |last2=Bann |first2=Richard W. |title=Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals |date=1977 |publisher=Crown Publishers |pages=172-173 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourganglifetimes0000malt/page/172/mode/2up |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref>


==Plot==
'''''Shrimps for a Day''''' is a [[1934 in film|1934]] ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short subject|short]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Gus Meins]]. <ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225676/Shrimps-for-a-Day/overview |title=New York Times: Shrimps for a Day |accessdate=2008-09-20|work=NY Times}}</ref> It was the 133rd ''[[Our Gang]]'' short that was released.
The gang resides at the Happy Home Orphanage, an inaptly named organization run by the dishonest, child-hating Mr.&nbsp;Crutch ([[Clarence Wilson (actor)|Clarence Wilson]]) and Mrs. Crutch (Rosa Gore). Invited to a garden party at the home of wealthy Mr.&nbsp;Wade, the kids enjoy a good time and are showered with gifts, knowing full well that their new clothes and toys will be seized and sold by the Crutches once they return to the orphanage.

Meanwhile, Mr. Wade's daughter Mary (Doris McMahan) and her boyfriend Dick (Joe Young) stumble upon a magic lamp which grants them their wish: to be children again. Dick and Mary are summarily rounded up by the Crutches and bundled off to the orphanage, where they manage to get the goods on the underhanded operation. Spanky has some funny scenes, including one wherein he refuses to take a dose of [[castor oil]] and instead pushes it into Mr. Crutch's mouth. During a sleepless night, Spanky helps Dick escape out the window. Dick runs to Mary's house, where he finds the lamp and wishes he was an adult again. He then returns to being an adult and leads Mr. Wade back to the orphanage, exposing the Crutches and restoring Mary to adulthood. Spanky then has his revenge on Mr. Crutch by using the lamp to wish him down to ''his'' size, then beating him up.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225676/Shrimps-for-a-Day/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520174546/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225676/Shrimps-for-a-Day/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-20 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |author=Hal Erickson |title=New York Times |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2011 |access-date=2008-09-20}}</ref>

==Notes==
* ''Shrimps for a Day'', like the previous short ''[[Mama's Little Pirate]],'' was an ''[[Our Gang]]'' foray into pure fantasy.
* This is the last appearance of Jackie Lynn Taylor. She had been in the series since early 1934.


==Cast==
==Cast==

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* [[Matthew Beard (American actor)|Matthew Beard]] - Stymie
===The Gang===
* [[Scotty Beckett]] - Scotty Beckett
⚫
* [[Matthew Beard (American actor)|Matthew Beard]] as Stymie
⚫
* [[George Brasno]] - Dick as a child
* [[Olive Brasno]] - Mary as a child
* [[Scotty Beckett]] as Scotty
* [[George McFarland]] as Spanky
⚫
* [[Richard Brasno]] - Mr. Crutch as a child (as Dick Brasno)
* [[Marianne Edwards]] - Marianne
* [[Billie Thomas]] as Buckwheat
* [[Jerry Tucker (actor)|Jerry Tucker]] as Jerry
⚫
* [[Herbert Evans]] - The butler
* Alvin Buckelew as Alvin
⚫
* [[Rosa Gore]] - Mrs. Crutch
* [[Marianne Edwards]] as Marianne
⚫
* [[Wilfred Lucas]] - Mr. Wade, the sponsor
* [[George McFarland]] - Spanky
* [[Leonard Kibrick]] as Leonard
* [[Doris McMahan]] - Mary
* [[Jackie Lynn Taylor]] as Jane
* Gordon Evans as Boy who finds lamp
* [[Roger Moore (American actor)|Roger Moore]] - Dick (as Joe Young)
* Eileen Bernstein as Our Gang member
* [[Jacqueline Taylor]] - Jane (as Jackie Taylor)
* Barbara Goodrich as Our Gang member
* [[Billie Thomas]] - Buckwheat
* Harry Harvey, Jr. as Our Gang member
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* [[Clarence Wilson]] - Mr. Crutch
* Paul Hilton as Our Gang member
* Philbrook Lyons as Our Gang member
* Tommy McFarland as Our Gang member
* Donald Profitt as Our Gang member
* Jackie White as Our Gang member
* Phyllis Yuse as Our Gang member

===Additional cast===
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* Dick Brasno as Mr. Crutch as a child
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* [[George Brasno]] as Dick as a child
* [[Olive Brasno]] as Mary as a child
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* [[Herbert Evans (actor)|Herbert Evans]] as The butler
⚫
* Rosa Gore as Mrs. Crutch
⚫
* [[Wilfred Lucas]] as Mr. Wade, the sponsor
* Doris McMahan as Mary
* Ray Turner as Frightened man
⚫
* [[Clarence Wilson (actor)|Clarence Wilson]] as Mr. Crutch
* Robert George Young as Dick
* [[Laughing Gravy]] as Dog
* Marialise Gumm as Undetermined role
* Dorian Johnson as Undetermined role
* Joyce Kay as Undetermined role
* Fred Purner, Jr. as Undetermined role
* [[Delmar Watson]] as Undetermined role
*Katherine Margaret Marshall as girl that shooed the duck


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Our Gang filmography]]
* [[Our Gang filmography|''Our Gang'' filmography]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0025786|title=Shrimps for a Day}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0025786|title=Shrimps for a Day}}
* {{allMovie title|225676}}
* {{Internet Archive short film|id=ShrimpsForADay1934|name=Shrimps for a Day}}


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Latest revision as of 04:49, 4 March 2024

Shrimps for a Day
Directed byGus Meins
Produced byHal Roach
StarringGeorge McFarland
Scotty Beckett
Matthew Beard
Jerry Tucker
Marianne Edwards
Leonard Kibrick
Jackie Taylor
Billie Thomas
CinematographyFrancis Corby
Edited byLouis McManus
Music byLeroy Shield
Distributed byMGM
Release date
  • December 8, 1934 (1934-12-08)
Running time
20' 18"
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shrimps for a Day is a 1934 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 133rd Our Gang short to be released.[1]

Plot[edit]

The gang resides at the Happy Home Orphanage, an inaptly named organization run by the dishonest, child-hating Mr. Crutch (Clarence Wilson) and Mrs. Crutch (Rosa Gore). Invited to a garden party at the home of wealthy Mr. Wade, the kids enjoy a good time and are showered with gifts, knowing full well that their new clothes and toys will be seized and sold by the Crutches once they return to the orphanage.

Meanwhile, Mr. Wade's daughter Mary (Doris McMahan) and her boyfriend Dick (Joe Young) stumble upon a magic lamp which grants them their wish: to be children again. Dick and Mary are summarily rounded up by the Crutches and bundled off to the orphanage, where they manage to get the goods on the underhanded operation. Spanky has some funny scenes, including one wherein he refuses to take a dose of castor oil and instead pushes it into Mr. Crutch's mouth. During a sleepless night, Spanky helps Dick escape out the window. Dick runs to Mary's house, where he finds the lamp and wishes he was an adult again. He then returns to being an adult and leads Mr. Wade back to the orphanage, exposing the Crutches and restoring Mary to adulthood. Spanky then has his revenge on Mr. Crutch by using the lamp to wish him down to his size, then beating him up.[2]

Notes[edit]

  • Shrimps for a Day, like the previous short Mama's Little Pirate, was an Our Gang foray into pure fantasy.
  • This is the last appearance of Jackie Lynn Taylor. She had been in the series since early 1934.

Cast[edit]

The Gang[edit]

Additional cast[edit]

  • Dick Brasno as Mr. Crutch as a child
  • George Brasno as Dick as a child
  • Olive Brasno as Mary as a child
  • Herbert Evans as The butler
  • Rosa Gore as Mrs. Crutch
  • Wilfred Lucas as Mr. Wade, the sponsor
  • Doris McMahan as Mary
  • Ray Turner as Frightened man
  • Clarence Wilson as Mr. Crutch
  • Robert George Young as Dick
  • Laughing Gravy as Dog
  • Marialise Gumm as Undetermined role
  • Dorian Johnson as Undetermined role
  • Joyce Kay as Undetermined role
  • Fred Purner, Jr. as Undetermined role
  • Delmar Watson as Undetermined role
  • Katherine Margaret Marshall as girl that shooed the duck

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 172–173. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

External links[edit]

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