The Awful Tooth

1938 American film

May 28, 1938 (1938-05-28)

Running time

9' 55"CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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]

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

References

^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: The Awful Tooth". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2008.