Watch Mama's Little Pirate (1934) Free Online

Release Date: 1934

Cast: Scotty Beckett, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Jerry Tucker, George McFarland, Matthew "Stymie" Beard

Categories: Movies, Black-And-White, Short Film, Comedy, Family-Oriented Comedy

Mama's Little Pirate is a 1934 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 132nd Our Gang short (44th talking episode) that was released. While eating breakfast, Spanky's father reads a newspaper article about treasures found at a nearby cave. This inspires Spanky to explore another nearby cave with the gang for more treasures. The cave is too dark so Spanky goes back to his foster home to get a flashlight. Spanky's foster mother catches him and she refuses to allow him to participate in that treasure hunt. Confined to his room, Spanky falls asleep and in his dream argues... MORE

Mama's Little Pirate is a 1934 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 132nd Our Gang short (44th talking episode) that was released. While eating breakfast, Spanky's father reads a newspaper article about treasures found at a nearby cave. This inspires Spanky to explore another nearby cave with the gang for more treasures. The cave is too dark so Spanky goes back to his foster home to get a flashlight. Spanky's foster mother catches him and she refuses to allow him to participate in that treasure hunt. Confined to his room, Spanky falls asleep and in his dream argues with his "inner self", who advises him to disobey his foster mother and join the rest of the gang in their search for buried treasure. Though the kids miraculously unearth a fortune in gold and jewels, their triumph nearly turns to disaster when they encounter a surly giant (Tex Madsen). During the height troubles, Spanky then wakes up from his dream. Mama's Little Pirate is the first Our Gang fantasy outing. The film was enchanced by Leroy Shield's unique background music composition "Cascadia", originally written for the "Boy Friends" comedy Air Tight (1931). Leroy Shield's music composition was LESS