Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Bear Shooters" is a 20-minute live action short film from 1930, so this one is already over 85 years old. It is a black-and-white sound film and if you read the names McGowan, Roach and Walker you maybe realize already that here we have another film about Our Gang / Little Rascals. Chubby, Wheezer and Farina are on board among others and Jackie Cooper is in it as well. And of course the biggest animal actor from its era is on board too. I am talking about Pete the Pup. In general these rascals short films were pretty animal-focused. You read in the title that the gang goes bear hunting and they encounter a gorilla on the way and are basically trying to be safe from the big ape all the time. Admittedly, there was very little story here for a film, even if it only runs for a third of an hour. And the comedy was hardly convincing either. This must be one of the worst Rascals films I have seen. Then again, I am generally not too big on them and I don't think their work has aged that well. The cuteness aspect is eventually all there is to these films. And of course, by today's standards, this simply isn't enough. Thumbs-down from me. Don't watch. Oh yeah and don't be fooled by the photo. No Laurel or Hardy in here, just the kids.

tavm This Hal Roach comedy short, Bear Shooters, is the ninety-eighth in the "Our Gang/Little Rascals" series and the tenth talkie. In this one, Spud can't go on a hunting trip with Jackie, Farina, and Chubby because he has to watch little brother Wheezer who has coughing jags. He tries to palm him off to sister Mary Ann who only agrees if she's allowed to go on the trip. So off they all go into the woods...I liked the gag of Wheezer accidentally getting Limburger cheese spread on him by Chubby and some of the reaction shots that entailed but otherwise, I thought this was one of the more underwhelming shorts in the series. The climax involving what happens at the end wasn't as hilarious as I had hoped so on that note, Bear Shooters is worth a look at least once.

Syl The Our Gang and friends go bear shooting but run into gorilla and criminals on the run. These short films were often showed before a film presentation. Jackie Cooper is adorable. As somebody who grew up watching the Little Rascals in syndication. The kid actors here and in others always seemed to have more fun and adventure. For the Our Gang, Hollywood came of age even during the Great Depression. The Little Rascals traveled a little bit before the overdevelopment of the soon to be metropolis of Los Angeles. Hollywood was still a small town during the Our Gang days. These short films with Little Rascals are always memorable. The kids in these shorts always try to act like adults.

Ron Oliver An OUR GANG Comedy Short.Wanting to become BEAR SHOOTERS, the Gang goes camping. Unfortunately, they settle on a spot occupied by a criminal hideout...A very funny little film. Highlights: the `gorilla'; Chubby's limburger cheese. How would you like to grease Wheezer?