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Bored of Education is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Gordon Douglas released in USA on 20 august 1936 with George McFarland
Bored of Education (1936)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 20 august 1936
Directed by Gordon Douglas
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Rating68%
Bored of Education is a 1936 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 146th entry in the Our Gang series to be released.
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It is the first day of school, and the kids wait on the school steps with long faces and pouted lips. Worried about the new teacher they'll be getting this term, Spanky and Alfalfa come up with a scheme to get themselves excused from school: Spanky has Alfalfa pretend he has a toothache, going as far as to stuff a balloon in his mouth to sell the idea.Actors
George McFarland
(Spanky)
Carl Switzer
(Alfalfa)
Eugene "Porky" Lee
(Porky)
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
(Buckwheat)
Darla Hood
(Darla)
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