Good Cheer

{{short description|1926 American film by Robert F. McGowan}} {{for|the racehorse|Good Cheer (horse)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Good Cheer | image = Our Gang 1926 Good Cheer.jpg | caption = Title card | director = Robert F. McGowan | writer = Hal Roach<br>H. M. Walker | producer = Hal Roach<br>F. Richard Jones | starring = | cinematography = | editing = Richard C. Currier | studio = Hal Roach Studios | distributor = Pathé Exchange | released = {{Film date|1926|1|10}} | runtime = 20 minutes | country = United States | language = Silent (English intertitles) }}

'''''Good Cheer''''' is a 1926 American short silent comedy film, the 46th in the ''Our Gang'' series, directed by Robert F. McGowan.<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GoodCheer1926.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: Good Cheer |accessdate=September 13, 2008|work=silentera.com}}</ref><ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226164/Good-Cheer/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520154214/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226164/Good-Cheer/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |title=New York Times: Good Cheer |accessdate=September 13, 2008| first1=Jon | last1=Pareles | first2=Nate | last2=Chinen | first3=Ben | last3=Ratliff | first4=Jon |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2011 | last4=Caramanica}}</ref>

==Plot== The kids assemble before a large store window featuring a live Santa Claus. The curtain accidentally flies up to reveal that the Santa Claus is a fake, and the children disperse, muttering "There ain't no Santa Claus." Mickey and his pal want to restore the faith of their friends but are hampered by a lack of funds. They sell hot bricks during a snowstorm and obtain a pocketful of money. They begin a midnight trip to visit various chimneys with gifts. At the same time, criminals disguised as Santa Claus are executing a bootlegging plot. The gang assist in the capture of the crooks.

==Cast== ===The Gang=== * Joe Cobb as Joe * Jackie Condon as Jackie * Mickey Daniels as Mickey * Johnny Downs as Johnny * Allen Hoskins as Farina * Mary Kornman as Mary * Jay R. Smith as J.R. * Jannie Hoskins as Arnica * David Durand as Mary's little brother * Pal the Dog as Himself * Dinah the Mule as Herself

===Additional cast=== * Jack Ackroyd as Crooked Santa * Chet Brandenburg as Pedestrian / Crooked Santa * Ed Brandenburg as Store window assistant * Richard Daniels as Old man * Jack Gavin as Crooked Santa * Charlie Hall as Motorist / Crooked Santa * Al Hallett as Crooked Santa * Jack Hill - Pedestrian * Wallace Howe as Crooked Santa * Sam Lufkin as Inebriated Santa Claus * Jules Mendel as Crooked Santa * Gene Morgan as First officer * William Orlamond as Crooked Santa * 'Tonnage' Martin Wolfkeil as Store window Santa * Noah Young as Second officer

==See also== * ''Our Gang'' filmography

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==External links== {{commons category|Good Cheer}} *{{IMDb title|0233811}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Good Cheer}} Category:1926 films Category:1926 comedy films Category:1926 short films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films directed by Robert F. McGowan Category:Hal Roach Studios short films Category:Our Gang films Category:1926 American films Category:American silent comedy short films Category:1926 English-language films