Alfalfa's Aunt

Jan 7, 1939

0h 10m

★ 6.0

Overview

Alfalfa's weird aunt Penelope pays a visit. She's working on a murder mystery novel, but Alfalfa thinks she's trying to murder him. It's up to the Spanky and the gang to save him.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Alfalfa

Carl Switzer

Spanky

George McFarland

Buckwheat

Billie Thomas

Porky

Eugene 'Porky' Lee

Leonard

Leonard 'Percy' Landy

Slapsie (as Our Gang)

Gary Jasgur

Martha Switzer

Barbara Bedford

Aunt Penelope

Marie Blake

John Switzer

William Newell

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