The gang puts a phony absent note on their teacher's desk so they can go to the circus, then have to get it back when they find out that the class was going on a field trip to the circus anyway..
Is it worth your time? If you have any soft spot for the Our Gang shorts, then yes. It’s a perfect slice of childhood panic. But if you hate watching kids scream and run around in circles for ten minutes, maybe skip this one. It’s loud, it’s frantic, and it’s deeply silly. The whole premise is built on the kind of log...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Gordon Douglas
Ralph Ince
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"Is it worth your time? If you have any soft spot for the Our Gang shorts, then yes. It’s a perfect slice of childhood panic. But if you hate watching kids scream and run around in circles for ten minutes, maybe skip this one. It’s loud, it’s frantic, and it’s deeply silly. The whole premise is built on the kind of logic only a kid could come up with. They write a fake note to get out of class, then find out their teacher is taking them to the circus anyway. It’s the ultimate irony. Watching the..."
Jack Jevne, Hal Roach
United States
1936 · IMDb 6.7
