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Arbor Day (1936)
Truant officers mistake 2 midgets for members of the gang.
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Truant officers mistake 2 midgets for members of the gang.
Rating:
Genre:Family, Comedy
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In Theaters:5/2/1936
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Runtime:20 minutes
Studio:
Cast
Fred C. Newmeyer
Director
Carl Switzer
Alfalfa
Darla Hood
Darla
Billie Thomas
Buckwheat
George McFarland
Spanky
Maurice Cass
Principal (uncredited)
George Guhl
Smithers (uncredited)
Rosina Lawrence
Miss Lawrence (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Buckwheat's Mother (uncredited)
George Brasno
(uncredited)
Olive Brasno
(uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon
Miss Argyle (uncredited)
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