Bored of Education

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Bored of Education
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Produced by	F. Richard Jones Hal Roach
Written by	Carl Harbaugh Hal Roach H. M. Walker Hal Yates
Starring	George McFarland Carl Switzer Darla Hood Eugene "Porky" Lee Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas John Collum Sidney Kibrick Harold Switzer Joe Geil Rosina Lawrence
Music by	Marvin Hatley Leroy Shield
Cinematography	Art Lloyd
Editing by	William H. Ziegler
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	August 20, 1936
Running time	10 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Preceded by	Arbor Day
Followed by	Two Too Young
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Bored of Education is a one-reel comedy short film; part of the Our Gang (Little Rascals) series. It was produced by Hal Roach, directed by Gordon Douglas, and originally released to theatres on August 20, 1936 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is a remake of the popular 1930 Our Gang short Teacher's Pet.

[edit] Notes

Bored of Education was the first in the series to be in the one-reel format, and also the first to be directed by Gordon Douglas. The film introduced actress Rosina Lawrence as the gang's new schoolteacher.

[edit] Academy Award

Bored of Education won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film in 1936.

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