Sunday Calm

Sunday Calm
Directed by	Robert F. McGowan
Written by	Hal Roach H. M. Walker
Produced by	Hal Roach
Starring	Joe Cobb Jackie Condon Mickey Daniels Jack Davis Allen Hoskins Ernest Morrison Leona Levin Richard Daniels Clara Guiol Helen Gilmore
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	December 16, 1923 (1923-12-16)
Running time	25:18
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Sunday Calm is a 1923 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.^[1][2] It was the 20th Our Gang short subject to be released.

Plot

The gang travels by wagon to go on a picnic with their families. After the cart loses a wheel, the parents replace it, only to be left behind when the horse bolts with the wagon and the gang. Arriving in the woods, the gang run wild until their parents catch up with them. A storm interrupts the picnic, after which the horse bolts again, this time leaving everybody behind.

Production notes

Mary Kornman does not appear.^[3]

The plot device of a family embarking on a Sunday picnic was reused in Laurel and Hardy's 1929 film Perfect Day.^[3]

Cast

The Gang

• Joe Cobb — Joe Tucker
• Jackie Condon — Jackie Tucker
• Mickey Daniels — Mickey McTeeter
• Jack Davis — Jack Tucker
• Allen Hoskins — Farina
• Ernest Morrison — Ernie
• Leona Levin — Mickey's sister

Additional cast

• Richard Daniels — Mr. Tucker
• Clara Guiol — Mrs. Tucker
• Helen Gilmore — Mrs. McTeeter

References

1. "Silent Era: Sunday Calm". silentera. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
2. Hal Erickson (2011). "New York Times: Sunday Calm". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
3. Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1992). The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang, pp. 25-26. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. ISBN 0-517-58325-9

External links

• The short film Sunday Calm is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
• Sunday Calm at IMDb