BEAR SHOOTERS (1930) Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Mary Ann Jackson & Jackie Cooper | Comedy | B&W

Bear Shooters is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 98th (tenth talking) Our Gang short that was released.

SYNOPSIS
While on a camping trip, the gang comes across poachers.

Spud wants to go camping and shoot many bears with Jackie, Chubby, and Farina. But his mother has forced him to look after his little brother Wheezer, who has the croup. In caring for his brother he must periodically apply ointment to his chest. He tells his friends he must stay home and grease Wheezer. He tries to get his sister Mary Ann to do this but she insists on going camping. Spud decides to merely go camping anyway and take both Wheezer and Mary Ann along. The gang all go together in an old dilapidated wagon guided by Dinah The Mule. The trip initially goes smoothly, but after some time two bootleggers who have themselves concealed in the area spot the gang and decide to try to get the gang to leave. One of the bootleggers dresses up in a gorilla suit in order to scare the gang away.

Cast & Crew
Norman Chaney as Chubby
Jackie Cooper as Jackie
Allen Hoskins as Farina
Bobby Hutchins as Wheezer
Mary Ann Jackson as Mary Ann
Leon Janney as Donald 'Spud'
Pete the Pup as himself
Dinah the Mule as herself

Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Produced by Robert F. McGowan, Hal Roach
Cinematography Len Powers
Edited by Richard C. Currier
Music by Ray Henderson
Distributed by MGM
Release date May 17, 1930
Running time 20' 16"
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
Bear Shooters is a remake of the 1924 silent entry It's a Bear. Allen Hoskins appeared in both films.

Bear Shooters is one of four sound Our Gang shorts that fell into the public domain after the copyright lapsed in the 1960s (the other three being School's Out, Our Gang Follies of 1938 and Waldo's Last Stand). As such, these films frequently appear on inexpensive video and/or DVD compilations.

Farina, Jackie and Chubby prepare their lunch for the bear hunt in Bear Shooters.