Glove Taps

Glove Taps is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 151st Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Glove Taps
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Produced by	Hal Roach
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Edited by	William H. Ziegler
Music by	Marvin Hatley
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	February 20, 1937 (1937-02-20)
Running time	10:28
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Butch explains that he clobbers every kid in school to prove that he is in charge. By a fluke, weak-kneed Alfalfa is chosen to face Butch in the barnyard boxing ring—and he has only one day to train for the big bout.

Spanky volunteers to be Alfalfa's trainer, which consists mostly of Alfalfa pulling him around in a little red wagon.

Porky and Buckwheat have had "this will not end well" expressions on their faces the whole time. They take matters into their own hands once the bout starts; knocking Butch out from behind a curtain and allowing Alfalfa to take the credit.

Notes

• After appearing as a peripheral player in several earlier Our Gang shorts, Tommy Bond made a spectacular return to the series in Glove Taps. Here and in all future appearances, Bond is cast as neighborhood bully Butch, the bane of the existence of Spanky McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and the rest of the Gang.
• Another Our Ganger debuts as Glove Taps Marks the first appearance of Darwood Kaye.
• The background music in this one-reel comedy came from Marvin Hatley's Oscar-nominated score for the Laurel and Hardy feature Way Out West.^[2]

Cast

The Gang

• Eugene Lee as Porky
• George McFarland as Spanky
• Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
• Billie Thomas as Buckwheat

Additional cast

• Tommy Bond as Butch
• Sidney Kibrick as Woim
• Darla Hood as Darla
• Darwood Kaye as Waldo

Extra kids

Hugh Chapman, John Collum, Rex Downing, Larry Harris, Joe Levine, Jackie Lindquist, Donald Proffitt, Hugh Sheridan, Harold Switzer, Jerry Tucker, Bobs Watson, Robert Winkler

See also

• Our Gang filmography