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Hide and Shriek (1938)

Hide and Shriek poster
Directed by
Gordon Douglas
Genre
comedy, family
Country
United States
Runtime
10 min
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A child detective and his two friends try to solve a case of stolen candy. They chase the suspects into an amusement park and get trapped inside a haunted house attraction.

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What happens

Hide and Shriek is a 1938 Our Gang short film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 168th Our Gang entry in the series, and the last to involve series creator Hal Roach. The film is a comedy mystery, about a private detective investigating a case about stolen candy. The detective and his two assistants follow two suspects into an amusement park. The trio are trapped in haunted house attraction, and are scared by the fake ghosts and monsters of the attraction. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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