Bear Shooters
About Bear Shooters
The Our Gang kids go camping and mean to do a little bear hunting. Two poachers try to scare them off with a gorilla suit. The gang decides to catch the gorilla instead.
Cast & crew
More about Bear Shooters
Robert F. McGowan directed. It is the 98th Our Gang short. Ray Henderson is credited with the music. The child cast includes Bobby Hutchins, Allen Hoskins, Jackie Cooper, Mary Ann Jackson, and Norman Chaney, with Pete the Pup.
Themes
Background
A 1930 Our Gang short, number 98 in the series.
Making
McGowan sent the gang on a camping trip and used the poachers' costume as the twist.
Music
Ray Henderson is the credited composer.
Preservation
The short survives and is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The 'bear' hunt turns into a hunt for a man in a gorilla suit.
- Jackie Cooper and Norman Chaney are in this entry of the series.
- Pete the Pup is credited.
Scenes
- The poachers put on the gorilla suit to scare the camp.
- The gang tries to capture the gorilla.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Bear Shooters (1930).webm)
