Washee Ironee

Washee Ironee
Washee Ironee
Directed by	James Parrott
Produced by	Hal Roach
Cinematography	Francis Corby
Edited by	Louis McManus
Music by	Leroy Shield
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	September 29, 1934;
Running time	15' 56"
Country	United States
Language	English

Washee Ironee is a 1934 Our Gang short comedy film directed by James Parrott. It was the 131st Our Gang short to be released.^[2]

Plot

On the day that he is scheduled to perform a violin solo at a high-class bridge luncheon held by his social-climbing mother, rich kid Waldo opts instead to play football with the gang. With Waldo's help, the kids win the game, but his expensive clothes are covered with mud. Spanky declares that he and his pals are perfectly capable of washing Wally's clothes on their own—and the result is a major slapstick sequence, culminating in a typically outsized Hal Roach traffic jam.^[3]

Notes

Washee Ironee was directed by James Parrott, who directed many Laurel and Hardy shorts.
It was Wally Albright's last episode. Wally left the gang on his own and to the dismay of Hal Roach, to return to normal life. He had served for a short time but got many lead roles, including one on this episode.
It was also Billie Thomas' third episode but not yet as Buckwheat. (Buckwheat was originally a female character, portrayed by Carlena Beard and Willie Mae Taylor, who would morph into a boy by mid 1935.) Billie would appear in every succeeding Our Gang Hal Roach episode with the exception of Feed 'em and Weep in 1938. He also would appear in all 52 MGM Our Gang episodes until the series ended in 1944.
This is also Tommy Bond's last episode for his first tenure with Our Gang. Bond returned two and a half years later as a recurring bully named Butch.
When Spanky attempts to speak to the Asian Boy, he says "Ou-yay ash-way othes-clay" which is one of the first filmed uses of Pig Latin.^[4]
This was edited by about five minutes on the syndicated Little Rascals television package beginning in 1971 due to stereotyping of African Americans and Asians. Only a few parts of the scenes were inserted back into the film when it aired on AMC.
Also the film had no background music except for opening and closing titles but according to the book, Little Rascals the Life & Times of Our Gang, this was an oversight and Gus Meins meant to employ musical scoring on this episode which did not have as much dialogue as other films of the time.

Cast

The Gang

Wally Albright as Waldo/ Wally
Matthew Beard as Stymie
Scotty Beckett as Scotty
Tommy Bond as Tommy
George McFarland as Spanky
Alvin Buckelew as Alvin
Leonard Kibrick as Leonard
Jerry Tucker as Jerry
Pete the Pup as Himself

Additional cast

Jackie Lynn Taylor as Jane
Harry Lowe Jr. as Kid from Laundromat
Tommy McFarland as Game spectator
Billie Thomas as Game spectator
Jackie White as Little girl
John Collum as Football player
Dickie Jones as Football player
Hal Law Jr. as Football player
Joe Levine as Football player
Gene Reynolds as Football player
Billy Lee Wolfstone as Football player
Sam Adams as Butler
Ernie Alexander as Pedestrian
Gertrude Astor as Maid of Olympia
Symona Boniface as Maid of Olympia
Lester Dorr as Pedestrian
Billy Gilbert as Sneeze dub (voice)
Julia Griffith as Maid of Olympia
James C. Morton as Policeman
James Parrott as Man walking by laundry
Tiny Sandford as Policeman directing traffic
Ellinor Vanderveer as Waldo's mother
Joe the Monkey as Monkey
Tony Kales as Unconfirmed

References

^ theluckycorner.com/
^ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 168–170. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Washee Ironee". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
^ "- YouTube". YouTube.

External links

Washee Ironee at IMDb

[1] theluckycorner.com/

[2] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 168–170. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-3] Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Washee Ironee". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-09-20.

[4] "- YouTube". YouTube.

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Filmography
Films	Our Gang (1922) When the Wind Blows (1930) Hi'-Neighbor! (1934) For Pete's Sake! (1934) The First Round-Up (1934) Honky Donkey (1934) Mike Fright (1934) Washee Ironee (1934) Mama's Little Pirate (1934) Anniversary Trouble (1935) Beginner's Luck (1935) Teacher's Beau (1935) Sprucin' Up (1935) Little Papa (1935) Little Sinner (1935) Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935) The Lucky Corner (1936) Second Childhood (1936) General Spanky (1936) Feed 'em and Weep (1938) The Little Rascals (1994) The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
Television	The Little Rascals Christmas Special (1979) The Little Rascals (1982–1983)
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