The Kid from Borneo
1933 film by Robert F. McGowan
The Kid from Borneo is a short subject film in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) comedy series. It was produced and directed by Robert F. McGowan for Hal Roach Studios, and was originally released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on April 15, 1933. It was the 122nd Our Gang short to be released.
When the Little Rascals films aired on television, it was pulled from rotation due to it being "offensive".
Plot
Dickie, Dorothy and Spanky's Uncle George is in town. Uncle George manages a show called "Wild Man from Borneo", featuring a tribal-attired man with the mentality of a seven-year-old child. The children's father refuses to let Uncle George visit, so their mother has the kids visit him at the show's location. Their mother explains to the kids that Uncle George is the black sheep of the family, which is why their father does not want them to see him.
The children arrive at the show, where they mistake Bumbo, the Wild Man from Borneo, for their Uncle George. As the children attempt to talk with "Uncle George" and speculate that he might be a cannibal, Bumbo spots Stymie's candy and shouts "Yumm, Yumm Eat-Em-Up!" In an effort to take the candy, Bumbo chases the children (who are now convinced that "Uncle George" is indeed a cannibal) back to their house.
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