Robot Wrecks

Robot Wrecks

Part of Our Gang: The MGM talkies (1929-1938)

1941•11m•5.5/10

ComedyFamily

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(4)

Spanky and the gang discover a demonstration of a "human-like" robot named Volto and are inspired to create a robot themselves to do their chores for them. Slicker Walburn convinces them they will need "invisible rays" to bring it to life which he just happens to have to sell to them. As they rush off to get their money, Slicker gets Boxcar Smith to wear the robot's outer body so when he "brings" the robot to life, it will be Boxcar bringing it to life. The gang unsuspectedly gets their robot to mow the lawn at Froggy's house, but with a signal from Slicker, Boxcar runs amok and mows down everything in his path. Froggy gets to explain what happened to his parents who bust up the fraud and get the miscreants to work with the gang to clean up the mess.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Robert Blake

Robert Blake

Mickey

Darla Hood

Darla Hood

Darla

Billy Laughlin

Billy Laughlin

Froggy

George McFarland

George McFarland

Spanky

Billie Thomas

Billie Thomas

Buckwheat

Margaret Bert

Froggy's Mother (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Froggy's Father (uncredited)

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