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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 13, 2019 18:09:42 GMT -5
There may be a thread for this already (too lazy to check, quite honestly), but does anyone have a non-Our Gang film / TV / whatever appearance that any of the cast members made? Spanky giving Wheeler & Woolsey a tough time in "Kentucky Kernels" (1934). This was the first of W&W's family friendly movies, following the enforcement of the Hays Code. No doubt Spanky's presence was partially a response to that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RM1Gvw4AmoI like the way Bert Wheeler mocks Spanky's "okey-dokey" in this clip. Spank also gets to sing a bit of a Kalmar-Ruby tune. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV6dIAZPiTABilly Laughlin both with and without the Froggy voice, in his only post-Gang film, "Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (1944). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtm0St6SnuwAnd lastly, for you Max Davidson fans: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXn8cfcFZxo |
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Post by malaria on Mar 13, 2019 19:15:30 GMT -5
Great stuff, especially the Davidson short. I never tracked down these goodies. Props for putting me onto this. Dunno if we have any other hockey fans here, but:  "I knowww how to score goals.... BUT I WON'T TELL YA!" Voracek, a star, is a great guy in all respects, and, being from the Czech Republic, he has the Mitteleuropaische accent that Davidson himself had. |
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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 14, 2019 8:26:39 GMT -5
Alfalfa in PRC’s Gas House Kids series. These were obvious attempts at cashing in on the Dead End / East Side Kids series. The first movie even managed to rope ex-Dead Ender Billy Halop into the mix. Work was evidently really slow for Billy at the time, especially considering he was trying to break away from the Dead End Kid image. Also on board in film #1 is Our Gang bit player Rex Downing. Not a very interesting flick; the other two are a little more fun, though. youtube.com/watch?v=rpb-Y9dzRyY&t“Gas House Kids Go West” and “Gas House Kids in Hollywood” reunite Alfalfa with Tommy Bond. There also seems to be an attempt at reviving the Afalfa character, complete with the off-key singing (poor Carl). The rest of the group includes future Bowery Boy Benny Bartlett, as well as Rudy Wisler, who had previously acted as Scotty Beckett’s singing voice in “The Jolson Story.” “Go West” shares a few other behind the scenes names with Our Gang, including Robert McGowan (the other one) and Sam Baerwitz. “Gas House Kids in Hollywood” puts the former Rascals back into the hands of MGM director Edward Cahn. It wouldn’t surprise me if their involvement had something to do with the more blatant Our Gang callbacks. youtube.com/watch?v=TcNAwlCQ_isyoutube.com/watch?v=kdHaEvSmO6EOne more for Max fans, a clip from the very funny “Dumb Daddies,” as seen in Robert Youngson’s “Laurel & Hardy’s Laughing 20’s”. Also featuring Edgar Kennedy and Pal the Dog. youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Da08ty7Ng |
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Post by myhomeo on Mar 14, 2019 12:32:33 GMT -5
Spanky also turned up in PECK'S BAD BOY AT THE CIRCUS.
I didn't post any clips, though. You can thank me later.
Leonard Kibrick, meanwhile, was the cameo king. He turned up in small, often uncredited roles all over the place, usually playing toughies and street kids.
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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 15, 2019 20:03:41 GMT -5
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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 20, 2019 14:32:50 GMT -5
Darla Hood in her last film role. youtube.com/watch?v=weCCcpJ5_-YShe later did some English dubbing for a Japanese animated movie, so that may technically count as her last movie. |
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Post by malaria on Mar 20, 2019 16:54:22 GMT -5
Great find!
Darla grew a bit, but she seemed not really to have aged much. Something in the Culver City water, perhaps?
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Post by myhomeo on Mar 21, 2019 13:19:36 GMT -5
She also turned up regularly on THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM, at least once participating in a send-up of the Rascals with Jack's cast playing the various kids: Jack was Alfalfa, Don Wilson was Spanky, Rochester was Buckwheat, etc.
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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 21, 2019 14:32:34 GMT -5
Here's the Benny show Darla appeared in. I think she only did this one. She was a regular on The Ken Murray Show, though. Pretty fun appearance, though it's odd that she mentions having worked with Farina. As always, Rochester steals the show. Jack/Alfie: Hey, Spot, would you like to be in the dog show? Rochester/Oatmeal: If he answers, I'm leaving! www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3lNkP6SDZM |
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Post by RJH on Mar 21, 2019 22:59:42 GMT -5
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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 22, 2019 2:47:39 GMT -5
I think I made most of those 'multiple rascals' pages. I've been putting together more comprehensive filmographies for my own website - assuming it ever gets off the ground. There are actually a handful of the kids' non-Our Gang titles that aren't listed on the IMDB, so it'll be neat to bring those out in the open. Stymie plays a 'juvenile heavy' in this underrated all black film, "Broken Strings." www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX8KJsDn6oc |
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Post by myhomeo on Mar 22, 2019 12:45:02 GMT -5
Couple more...
Stymie also turned up in a Bobby Breen movie set in the South. I'm trying to remember the name... Pretty sure it wasn't RAINBOW ON THE RIVER...
And let's not forget Waldo's turn in GONE WITH THE WIND.
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Post by myhomeo on Mar 22, 2019 13:24:08 GMT -5
Vaguely related: The mail-order service and website Oldies.Com carries a nice assortment of Rascals merchandise, as well as some DVDs and even a Darla Hood CD...
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Post by mtw12055 on Mar 22, 2019 20:57:30 GMT -5
Couple more... Stymie also turned up in a Bobby Breen movie set in the South. I'm trying to remember the name... Pretty sure it wasn't RAINBOW ON THE RIVER... And let's not forget Waldo's turn in GONE WITH THE WIND. Yep, he was in RAINBOW ON THE RIVER with Bobby, and also WAY DOWN SOUTH. Here's the latter, which was cowritten by Clarence Muse and Langston Hughes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=knJu66IQvoc |
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Post by myhomeo on Mar 26, 2019 13:16:51 GMT -5
And not sure if they count, but George and Olive Brasno had major roles in CHARLIE CHAN AT THE CIRCUS...
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