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Post by santos on Dec 16, 2019 23:23:51 GMT -5
Cant find that episode anywhere sadly. The ape man. But at least I know now!
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Post by mtw12055 on Dec 17, 2019 2:44:32 GMT -5
I wonder if these were all McGuire shorts. The lion one sounds like it might be “Mickey’s Luck.”
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Post by santos on Dec 17, 2019 12:09:25 GMT -5
Yes, It seems pretty much they were! Except maybe one.
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Post by myhomeo on Dec 17, 2019 18:14:03 GMT -5
Billy was Billy Barty, one of Hollywood's busiest and best-known Little People. He continued working in show business his entire life and appeared in movies, TV shows, he even had his own Vegas stage act. And I'm guessing you know Mickey became major Hollywood star Mickey Rooney.
As for the shorts, many producers would mix the silent and/or out-of-copyright Little Rascals, Mickey McGuires, and other kid-shorts together. Some of the shorts also appeared on the old American TV kiddie show HOWDY DOODY with host Buffalo Bob narrating them.
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Post by mtw12055 on Dec 17, 2019 20:10:16 GMT -5
These appear to have all been talkies. However, they - along with the aforementioned silents - would sometimes appear in the home movie/video market labeled as Our Gang films. Here's an example from an old home video label called GS&A Video. The four public domain Our Gang talkies are there, and added in are a McGuire short, Charley Chase's "Life Hesitates at 40" (the only Our Gang connection is that Alfalfa just barely appears), and "Who Killed Doc Robbin," one of Roach's attempts at a revival. www.ebay.com/itm/Our-Gang-Comedy-Collection-7-Classic-Episodes-Little-Rascals-VHS-Alfalfa-Spanky-/163317276931The closest I can think of to a Mary Kornman in these films is either Delia Bogard or Betty Jane Graham. Shirley Jean Rickert later replaced Delia in the cast, but none of the descriptions match any of the McGuire films she did. |
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Post by santos on Dec 19, 2019 18:14:53 GMT -5
Oh, so he was really tiny for a reason! Didn't realize that. I actually remember when Mickey passed away from some news article. Kinda strange, I didn't know who he was then, or that we had a history together, as entertainer and viewer goes. Just thought "Interesting guy" and his face stuck. I had to scavenge the Howdy Doody show for traces. No ape man  Yeah! Must have been something like that. And then copied from tape to tape, to end up in my lap and blow my child-mind. But anyway, thanks guys! You have all been really helpful. Someday I will find this thing for sure. Appreciate ya! |
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Post by malaria on Dec 21, 2019 17:15:09 GMT -5
 " Anmärkningsvärd!!!" |
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