School's Out (1930)
Overview
The schoolchildren lost their last teacher because she got married and quit her job. When the brother of their teacher Miss Crabtree comes to visit, the children mistake him for a suitor. The children tell abominable lies about Miss Crabtree to try to discourage the man. Meanwhile, one of the children is selling answers to the upcoming oral exam. Unfortunately for the students, the young entrepreneur used a book of minstrelsy and blackface as his source for the "answers".
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.65 |
Directed By
Robert F. McGowan
Crew
Robert F. McGowan
H.M. Walker
Hal Roach
Art Lloyd
Richard C. Currier
TOP CAST
Matthew Beard
Hercules
Norman Chaney
Chubby Chaney
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
Dorothy DeBorba
Dorothy
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Farina
Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Wheezer
June Marlowe
Miss Crabtree
Creighton Hale
Jack Crabtree
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Ann
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