Washee Ironee
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| Directed by | James Parrott |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Music by | Leroy Shield |
| Cinematography | Francis Corby |
| Edited by | Louis McManus |
| Distributed by | MGM |
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15' 56" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Washee Ironee is a 1934 Our Gang short comedy film directed by James Parrott. It was the 131st Our Gang short (43rd talking episode) that was released.
On the day that he is scheduled to perform a violin solo at a swank bridge luncheon held by his social-climbing mother, rich kid Waldo opts instead to play football with the gang. With Waldo's help, the kids win the game, but his expensive clothes are covered with mud. Spanky declares that he and his pals are perfectly capable of washing Wally's duds on their own—and the result is a slapstick smorgasbord, culminating in a typically outsized Hal Roach traffic jam.
•Most of the copies out there on DVD have an edit in the "spitting scene". It's about 10 or so seconds long and where the Chinese kid shows how to spit on the clothes to wash them. Then he turns to the rascals and says "washee clothees, washee clothees." Some will say this has been taken out in respect of American-Asian people. Maybe, but Stymie says it first and that part seems to have survived the edited versions. The Cabin Fever Laser Disc set includes the otherwise edited section as does some of the VHS copies of that set.
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