Duel Personalities

Duel Personalities is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 177th Our Gang short to be released.^[1]

Duel Personalities
Directed by	George Sidney
Written by	Hal Law Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Jack Chertok for MGM
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	11 March 1939 (1939-03-11)
Running time	9:51
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Upset that his youthful sweetheart Darla has once again thrown him over in favor of neighborhood bully Butch, Alfalfa tries to forget his troubles by watching the free performance by Professor William Delmore, a famed hypnotist. Chosen as a subject, Alfalfa is hypnotized into believing that he is the fearless D'Artagnan, of Three Musketeers. Before Professor Delmore can remove the hypnotic suggestion, he is knocked unconscious. Armed with this bold new personality, Alfalfa not only sweeps Darla off her feet, but also challenges the dumbfounded Butch (Rochefort) to a duel. But between the time of the challenge to the actual duel, a couple of things happen which could change the entire complexity of the duel itself.

Cast

The Gang

• Carl Switzer as Alfalfa
• Darla Hood as Darla
• Eugene Lee as Porky
• George McFarland as Spanky
• Billie Thomas as Buckwheat

Additional cast

• Tommy Bond as Butch
• Shirley Coates as Muggsy
• Darwood Kaye as Waldo
• Sidney Kibrick as The Woim
• John Davidson as Professor William Delmere, hypnotist
• Phillip Terry as Professor's assistant
• Winstead Weaver as Assistant
• Lester Dorr as Onlooker
• Mary Milford as Onlooker
• Becky Bohanon as Extra
• Priscilla Lyon as Extra
• Allan Randall as Extra
• Jo-Jo La Savio as Extra
• Ruth Tobey as Extra

See also

• Our Gang filmography

References

1. Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

External links

• Duel Personalities at IMDb