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

Bear Shooters is a 1930 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 98th Our Gang short to be released.

SYNOPSIS
On a camping trip, Spud reluctantly brings along his little brother Wheezer, who needs regular chest ointment due to the croup. Despite Spud's initial plan to stay home and care for Wheezer, he decides to join the camping expedition with Wheezer and his sister Mary Ann. They all set off in a rickety wagon pulled by Dinah the Mule, with Jackie, Chubby, and Farina in tow.

Initially, their journey is uneventful until they encounter hidden bootleggers who try to scare them away by disguising one of them in a gorilla suit. Despite the fright, the gang manages to capture the fake gorilla. However, their adventure is cut short when a skunk, not the bootlegger in disguise, forces them to abandon their campsite due to a pungent spray.

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
Fay Holderness as Spud's mother
Charlie Hall as Charlie (Bootlegger #2)
Bob Kortman as Bob (Bootlegger #1)
Charles Gemora as Charlie (in gorilla suit)

Director: Robert F. McGowan
Producers: Robert F. McGowan, Hal Roach
Starring: Bobby Hutchins, Allen Hoskins, Jackie Cooper, Mary Ann Jackson, Norman Chaney, Leon Janney, Pete the Pup
Cinematography: Len Powers
Editing: Richard C. Currier
Music: Ray Henderson
Distributed by: MGM
Release Date: May 17, 1930
Running Time: 20 minutes, 16 seconds
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.