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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = The Pinch Singer<br />
| image = Our Gang Pinch Singer 1936.jpg<br />
| caption = Title card<br />
| director = [[Fred C. Newmeyer]]<br />
| producer = [[Hal Roach]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| starring = [[Darla Hood]]<br>[[Eugene Gordon Lee|Eugene Lee]]<br>[[George McFarland]]<br>[[Carl Switzer]]<br>[[Billie Thomas]]<br>[[Jerry Tucker (actor)|Jerry Tucker]]<br>[[Harold Switzer]]<br>[[Marianne Edwards]]<br>[[Sidney Kibrick]]<br>[[Pete The Pup]]<br />
| music = [[Marvin Hatley]]<br>[[Leroy Shield]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Art Lloyd]]<br />
| editing = [[Louis McManus]]<br />
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />
| released = {{film date|1936|1|4}}<br />
| runtime = 17 minutes<br />
| country = United States <br />
| language = English<br />
}}<br />
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'''''The Pinch Singer''''' is a 1936 ''[[Our Gang]]'' [[short film|short]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Fred C. Newmeyer]]. It was the 142nd ''Our Gang'' short to be released.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Maltin |first1=Leonard |last2=Bann |first2=Richard W. |title=Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals |date=1977 |publisher=Crown Publishers |pages=188–189 |isbn=978-0-517-52675-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/ourganglifetimes0000malt/page/188/mode/2up |access-date=3 March 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
The gang's Eagles Club holds auditions for a performer to send to a local amateur radio talent contest, with $50 going to the winner. Despite Alfalfa's repeated attempts to upstage his competition, Darla is chosen to represent the club at the talent contest after her performance of "[[I'm in the Mood for Love]]." However, when Darla fails to show up at the radio station, Spanky runs frantically to look for her, while Alfalfa decides to take it upon himself and take Darla's place on the radio program.<br />
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Alfalfa begins crooning "I'm in the Mood for Love." When the gang hears Alfalfa on the radio, they race to the pay phones at the nearest drugstore and rig the contest, calling in vote after vote for Alfalfa. Spanky returns to the station with Darla just as Alfalfa finishes the performance. As Spanky begins to berate Alfalfa for acting on his own, the emcee informs them that Alfalfa won the $50 prize. Suddenly, Spanky has nothing but confidence in Alfalfa's future singing efforts at which Alfalfa abruptly silences with a gong.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
[[File:The Pinch Singer - still.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Publicity still for ''The Pinch Singer'']]<br />
===The Gang===<br />
* [[Darla Hood]] as Darla<br />
* [[Eugene Gordon Lee|Eugene Lee]] as Porky<br />
* [[George McFarland]] as Spanky<br />
* [[Carl Switzer]] as Alfalfa<br />
* [[Billie Thomas]] as Buckwheat<br />
* Billy Minderhout as Boy who recites<br />
* [[Harold Switzer]] as Harold<br />
* [[Jerry Tucker (actor)|Jerry Tucker]] as Jerry<br />
* [[Marianne Edwards]] as Marianne<br />
* [[Sidney Kibrick]] as Eagles Club member<br />
* [[Leonard Kibrick]] as Eagles Club member (scenes deleted)<br />
* Donald Proffitt as Eagles Club member (scenes deleted)<br />
* [[Pete The Pup]] as himself<br />
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===Additional Eagles Club members===<br />
Daniel Boone, [[John Collum]], Rex Downing, Kay Frye, Barbara Goodrich, Paul Hilton, [[Margaret Kerry|Peggy Lynch]], Dickie De Nuet<br />
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===Additional cast===<br />
* Bud Murray Dancers as Famous Broadway Artists<br />
* Gloria Brown as Famous Broadway Artists dancer<br />
* [[Betsy Gay]] as Famous Broadway Artists dancer<br />
* [[Dickie Jones]] as Famous Broadway Artists dancer<br />
* Jackie Morrow as Plantation Trio member<br />
* Warner, Walt, and George Weidler as Saxophone players<br />
* [[Chet Brandenburg]] as Audience extra<br />
* Eddie Craven as Elevator boy<br />
* Blair Davies as Radio announcer<br />
* Gail Goodson as Information girl<br />
* [[Charlie Hall (actor, born 1899)|Charlie Hall]] as Druggist and audience extra<br />
* [[Marvin Hatley]] as Marvin, music conductor<br />
* Bill Madsen as Page<br />
* Chet Brandenberg as Audience member<br />
* Lester Dorr as Audience member<br />
* Junior Cavanaugh as Undetermined role<br />
* Betty Cox as Undetermined role<br />
* Dorian Johnson as Undetermined role<br />
* Harry McCabe as Undetermined role<br />
* [[Delmar Watson]] as Undetermined role<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Our Gang filmography|''Our Gang'' filmography]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0028104}}<br />
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{{Fred C. Newmeyer}}<br />
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