Review of An All American Toothache

This is the last short Thelma Todd did with Patsy Kelly before her death from mysterious circumstances. All-American Toothache concerns an upcoming college football game that will be lost unless quarterback (and former Our Ganger) Mickey Daniels passes his dentistry exam which hinges on his getting a wisdom tooth. Todd and Kelly are waitresses who work in a nearby diner that many of Daniels' teammates go to. When they mention to Todd their troubles concerning Mickey, Todd manages to convince Kelly (without telling her why) to have her wisdom tooth pulled. As they sit in the waiting room, they hear drills so loud that Patsy almost leaves before coming to where the drills were from and finding out that they were overhearing two men trying to fix a sink! The actual dentist, Mickey's teacher, is puzzled when Thelma tells him they want his student, not him. This results in a mix-up between Mickey's teammates and his fellow dental students. Very amusing banter between Thelma and Patsy and hilarious performance from Mickey Daniels (especially when you hear his donkey laugh!). It almost loses steam in the end but there's one more twist at the end that I won't reveal here. Good direction from usual Our Gang helmer Gus Meins. If you're a Hal Roach completist, by all means seek this one out!