Our Gang / The Little Rascals - Fish Hooky (1933) - Filming Locations
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Historical Production & Location Reference
| Film: |
Fish Hooky (1933) |
| Stars: |
Our Gang / The Little Rascals (Matthew "Stymie" Beard, George "Spanky" McFarland, Tommy Bond, Dickie Moore, Bobby "Wheezer" Hutchins, Dorothy DeBorba) |
| Studio: |
Hal Roach Studios |
Featured Historical Landmarks:
- Venice Amusement Pier: Captures rare, extensive footage of the historic coastal landmark, including the iconic roller coaster situated at the very end of the pier deck.
- Ballona Creek (Pre-Channelization): Serves as the rustic backdrop for the Gang's school-skipping fishing expedition, showcasing the waterway in its original natural state.
Production & Preservation Note: Released in 1933, Fish Hooky stands as an invaluable record of two major Los Angeles landmarks on the precipice of total erasure. The roller coaster featured on the Venice Amusement Pier was dismantled a mere matter of months following production. Concurrently, the picturesque, unlined banks of Ballona Creek were widened, deepened, and entirely encased in concrete by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shortly thereafter, transforming a rustic fishing hole into a modern flood-control channel.
The Little Rascals skip school to go fishing, but their timing is awful because the teacher surprises the class by taking them to the amusement park at the beach!
When this film was made in 1933, the two main filming locations used in this movie were on the verge of being lost forever. Specifically, the picturesque creek which served as the filming location for the fishing scenes was widened, deepened and lined in concrete just a few years after filming. And the historic Venice Amusement pier's roller coaster at the end of the pier was demolished just a few months after it served as the movie location for this film.
The full version of this filming location then and now video goes into detail about the history of the Venice Amusement pier.
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