Duel Personalities

Duel Personalities is a 1939 Our Gang short comedy film directed by George Sidney. It was the 177th Our Gang short (178th episode, 89th talking short, 90th talking episode, and 9th MGM produced episode) that was released.

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 a sidewalk performance by famed hypnotist Professor William Delmore. Chosen as a subject, Alfalfa is hypnotized into believing that he is the fearless D'Artagnan, of Three Musketeers fame. Armed with this bold new personality, Alfalfa not only sweeps Darla off her feet, but also challenges the dumbfounded Butch to a duel. The results, while not deadly, are devastating.^[1]

Cast

The Gang

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

Notes

Coincidentally, the professor's assistant is played by actor Phillip Terry, who would marry Joan Crawford a couple years later. He worked with at MGM with Joan Crawford, which is where they met. This film was ranked as slightly above average, though the series would continue to go downhill in the coming months.

See also

• Our Gang filmography

References

External links

• Duel Personalities at the Internet Movie Database