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Football Romeo

Football Romeo

Genres

ComedyFamily

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Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

10 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

12 November 1938

Country

Cast

George McFarland

George McFarland

Spanky

Darla Hood

Darla Hood

Darla

Billie Thomas

Billie Thomas

Buckwheat

Eugene 'Porky' Lee

Eugene 'Porky' Lee

Porky

Leonard 'Percy' Landy

Leonard 'Percy' Landy

Percy

Gary Jasgur

Gary Jasgur

Junior

Tommy Bond

Tommy Bond

Butch

Sidney Kibrick

Sidney Kibrick

Woim

Joe Geil

Joe Geil

Referee

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer

Alfalfa

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