A Tough Winter
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| Directed by | Robert F. McGowan |
| Produced by | Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach |
| Written by | Robert A. McGowan H. M. Walker |
| Starring |
Allen Hoskins Mary Ann Jackson Bobby Hutchins Jackie Cooper Norman Chaney Pete the Pup |
| Music by |
Ray Henderson Marvin Hatley |
| Cinematography | Art Lloyd |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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20' 22" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Tough Winter is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 99th (11th talking) Our Gang short that was released.
More a vehicle for comedian Stepin Fetchit, the gang go to Wheezer's and Mary Ann's house to have a taffy pull. But they get the ingredients mixed up and make a huge mess. They attempt to clean up and ask Stepin to help, but he crosses wires, plumbing and gas lines. As a result, light bulbs pop, water sprays from gas heaters, a phone acts as a vacuum cleaner and music plays from the icebox.
The first Pete the Pup was poisoned by an unknown assailant after this film. Because of perceived racism toward African Americans, A Tough Winter was eliminated from the syndicated Little Rascals television package in 1971.
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