Playin' Hookey

"Playin' Hookey" is an enjoyable Our Gang comedy that starts out horrifically. Wheezer is, as usual, being a destructive little jerk. He's also encouraged Pansty the dog (why Pete is called Pansy, I have no idea) to destroy everything in the house. As a result of this and an attack on mom, mom orders dad to shoot the dog!!! Yes, a kids' short film where the dog is gonna be shot!!

Fortunately, Joe manages to save the dog and soon they come upon some movie makers who are upset because they cannot get the dog they wanted for a film. Joe insists Pansy can do it....and after the pair enter the studio, the rest of the gang sneak inside and create nothing but havoc. This part of the film is enjoyable and NOT horrifying like the initial portion!

Overall, not a bad film despite an awful beginning. Worth seeing and cute.

By the way, in the short you hear one of the filmmakers say 'he's tied up for 4 years with the von stroheim picture'. This is a reference to the debacle of "Greed"...a full-length film that originally ran 42 reels!!!!