For Pete's Sake! Explained

For Pete's Sake!
Director:Gus Meins
Producer:Hal Roach
Starring:George McFarland
Scotty Beckett
Tommy Bond
Wally Albright
Matthew Beard
Pete the Pup
Music:Marvin Hatley
Leroy Shield
Cinematography:Francis Corby
Editing:Ray Snyder
Distributor:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Runtime:17' 50"[1]
Country:United States
Language:English

For Pete's Sake! is a 1934 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 127th Our Gang short to be released.[2]

Plot

After Wally fills little Marianne's favorite doll with sawdust and gives it to her, neighborhood bully Leonard lassos it with a rope and swings it out in the street, where a passing truck crushes it. The gang then promises to purchase a new doll for the brokenhearted girl, as her big sister Jane comforts her.

Unfortunately, the kids have no money; but it doesn't dampen their spirits. They window shop for a doll at the local toy store, where Leonard's equally obnoxious father, who coincidentally owns the store, agrees to give the kids a doll if they will trade their beloved Pete the Pup for it. Balking at this proposition, the kids concoct a variety of moneymaking schemes, all of them doomed to failure. Tearfully, the gang surrenders and trades Pete for the doll. Pete does major damage to the store seconds later, and Leonard's father grabs the doll back, claiming compensation for damage to his store. But Pete's continued destruction convinces him to give the doll and the dog back to the gang. They then take the doll to a happy Marianne.[3]

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://theluckycorner.com/vc/cf.html#part%2021 theluckycorner.com/
  2. Book: Maltin . Leonard . Bann . Richard W. . Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals . 1977 . Crown Publishers . 162–163 . 978-0-517-52675-0 . 3 March 2024.
  3. News: For Pete's Sake! . 2008-09-20 . Vincent . Canby . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010162253/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/225671/For-Pete-s-Sake/overview . October 10, 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . Vincent Canby . dead .