The Awful Tooth
1938 American film
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The Awful Tooth is a 1938 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Nate Watt. It was the 167th Our Gang short to be released.[1]
Directed byNate Watt
Produced byHal Roach
StarringCarl Switzer
Billie Thomas
Eugene Lee
Henry Lee
Pete the Pup
Billie Thomas
Eugene Lee
Henry Lee
Pete the Pup
CinematographyNorbert Brodine
| The Awful Tooth | |
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| Directed by | Nate Watt |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Carl Switzer Billie Thomas Eugene Lee Henry Lee Pete the Pup |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | William H. Ziegler |
| Music by | Leroy Shield Marvin Hatley |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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Running time | 9' 55" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Porky, and Spike in need of money to purchase baseball equipment, devise a scheme: they will have all their teeth pulled out, which they calculate will earn them one dime per tooth from the tooth fairy. Their dentist hears of their plan, and takes steps to dissuade the kids—beginning with a terrified Alfalfa. In the end, Alfalfa decides to keep his teeth, but the dentist does give them some baseball equipment as a reward for learning a valuable lesson about dental health.[2]
Cast
The Gang
- Eugene Lee as Porky
- Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
- Henry Lee as Spike
- George the Monkey as himself
- Pete the Pup as himself
Additional cast
- Jack Norton as Dr. Schwartz
- Marjorie Townsend as Miss Rogers
