Roamin' Holiday
ShortComedyFamilyRomance
The gang runs away from home, but meet up with a kindly old couple.
Director
Gordon Douglas
Writers
N/A
Stars
Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Release Date
June 12, 1937
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Eugene 'Porky' Lee
as Porky
George 'Spanky' McFarland
as Spanky
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
as Alfalfa
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
as Buckwheat
Darla Hood
as Darla
Pete the Dog
as Pete
Von the Dog
as Big Dog
Laughing Gravy
as Little Dog
Otis Harlan
as Hiram Jenks
May Wallace
as Ma Jenks
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Hal Roach Studios
🏷️ Keywords
boy pushing a baby carriagetwin brothersbaby bottlerunning away from homeold rifle
🎯 Categories
ComedyFamilyRomanceShort
⭐ Featured Review
Casual and amusing
"Spanky, Alfalfa, Porky and Buckwheat run away from home to a strange town called "Jenksville" (which is as surreal as anything you'll find in the Twilight Zone) where the local constable and shopkeeper decides to "teach them a lesson." Better than the "teach those kids a lesson" shorts of latter years, because this short is just so easygoing. Porky and Buckwheat are indeed adorable and steal every scene they're in. Alfalfa has a funny scene where the punchline is "He's got it! My personality!" Darla has a very short cameo where she seems..."
📖 Synopsis
The gang runs away from home, but meet up with a kindly old couple.