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Sunday Calm
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Wikipedia article
'Sunday Calm' is a 1923 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 20th 'Our Gang' short subject released.
Plot
The gang travels by wagon to go on a picnic with their families. After the cart loses a wheel, the parents replace it, only to be left behind when the horse bolts with the wagon and the gang. Arriving in the woods, the gang run wild until their parents catch up with them. A storm interrupts the picnic, after which the horse bolts again, this time leaving everybody behind.
Production notes
Mary Kornman does not appear.
The plot device of a family embarking on a Sunday picnic was reused in Laurel and Hardy's 1929 film 'Perfect Day'.Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). 'The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang', pp. 25-26. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press.
Cast
The Gang
* Joe Cobb Joe Tucker* Jackie Condon Jackie Tucker
* Mickey Daniels Mickey McTeeter
* Jack Davis Jack Tucker
* Allen Hoskins Farina
* Ernest Morrison Ernie
* Leona Levin Mickey's sister
Additional cast
* Richard Daniels Mr. Tucker* Clara Guiol Mrs. Tucker
* Helen Gilmore Mrs. McTeeter
References
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