Shootin' Injuns

Shootin' Injuns

1925 · 20 min · ★ 7.3 · Comedy

Many of the "Our Gang" kids are in their secret clubhouse - so secret that some wannabe members have troubles trying to find the tunnel entrance - planning their next game, which will be a Wild West shootout. They run into some obstacles in playing the game, including objections from parents, and as such they decide to postpone it until the wee hours of the next morning and play it in the streets of the neighborhood. As it begins to rain during the middle of their shootout that morning, they decide to take refuge in a neighborhood house. What they are unaware of is that the house belongs to inventor W.R. Jones, who rigged it to be a "magnetic house", a demonstration for a possible amusement park attraction. Not knowing about the house's rigged contraptions leads to a lot of misadventures for the gang not related to shooting Indians as they try to figure out what's happening around them.

Directed by Robert F. McGowan · Written by Hal Roach

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MovieFamilyComedy

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MovieComedyFamily

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MovieComedyFamily

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MovieComedyFamily

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MovieComedyFamily

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Commencement Day

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MovieFamilyComedy

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MovieComedyFamily

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MovieComedyFamily

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MovieComedyFamily

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Every Man for Himself

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MovieFamilyComedy

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Official Officers

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Boys Will Be Joys

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Mary, Queen of Tots · 1925

Mary, Queen of Tots

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Your Own Back Yard · 1925

Your Own Back Yard

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Better Movies · 1925

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One Wild Ride

One Wild Ride · 1925

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Buried Treasure · 1926

Buried Treasure

The Rascals take their homemade boat on a search for treasure and crash a movie set.

Monkey Business

Monkey Business · 1926

Monkey Business

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Baby Clothes

Baby Clothes · 1926

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Uncle Tom's Uncle

Uncle Tom's Uncle · 1926

Uncle Tom's Uncle

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Thundering Fleas

Thundering Fleas · 1926

Thundering Fleas

The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.

Shivering Spooks

Shivering Spooks · 1926

Shivering Spooks

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The Fourth Alarm

The Fourth Alarm · 1926

The Fourth Alarm

The rascals once again, now as a plumbers.

War Feathers

War Feathers · 1926

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Telling Whoppers

Telling Whoppers · 1926

Telling Whoppers

MovieComedyFamily

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Bring Home the Turkey

Bring Home the Turkey · 1927

Bring Home the Turkey

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Seeing the World

Seeing the World · 1927

Seeing the World

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Ten Years Old

Ten Years Old · 1927

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Love My Dog

Love My Dog · 1927

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Tired Business Men

Tired Business Men · 1927

Tired Business Men

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Baby Brother

Baby Brother · 1927

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The Glorious Fourth

The Glorious Fourth · 1927

The Glorious Fourth

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Olympic Games

Olympic Games · 1927

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The Smile Wins

The Smile Wins · 1928

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Free Wheeling · 1932

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Telling Whoppers · 1926

Telling Whoppers

MovieComedyFamily

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The Old Wallop

The Old Wallop · 1927

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Mary, Queen of Tots

Mary, Queen of Tots · 1925

Mary, Queen of Tots

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When the Wind Blows

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MovieFamilyComedy

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