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Mickey Daniels
Richard Daniels Jr. (October 11, 1914 – August 20, 1970) known professionally as Mickey Daniels, was an American actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1921, he was, along with Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jackie Davis, Mary Kornman, and Ernie Morrison, a regular in the popular ''Our Gang'' comedies during the silent era of the series, between 1922 and 1926. Early life and career Daniels was born in Rock Springs, Wyoming, the son of Welsh-born American actor Richard Daniels and his wife Hannah. In 1921, Daniels was discovered by a talent scout while performing at an amateur night at the Rialto Theatre in Rock Springs. Shortly thereafter, he was signed by Hal Roach to appear in the ''Our Gang'' film series. The red-haired, freckle-faced Daniels was one of the lead characters in the ''Our Gang'' film shorts from 1922 to 1926. In the earlier shorts, he was often a rival (often with Davis) for Mary Kornman's attentions. He first appeared in the first Our Gang short ''Our Gang'' in 1922 when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogs Of War (film)
''Dogs of War!'' is a 1923 silent short subject, the fourteenth entry in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan, the two-reel short was released to theaters in July 1923 by Pathé Exchange. The short was filmed alongside ''Why Worry?'', a feature comedy produced by Roach and starring Harold Lloyd, who makes a cameo appearance in ''Dogs of War'' as himself. Plot Near West Coast Studios in Hollywood, the gang is waging a street war against a rival group of kids; their ammunition primarily consisting of old vegetables. The battle is halted when Mary is called to act in one of the West Coast films. The rest of the gang tries to crash the studio gates and get a role in the picture, but the casting director throws them out. Farina manages to sneak into the studio, however, prompting the other kids to sneak in after her. Several chases throughout the property then ensue and the gang eventually escapes - with a little help from Harold Lloyd. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoholic
Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Because there is disagreement on the definition of the word ''alcoholism'', it is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predominant diagnostic classifications are alcohol use disorder (DSM-5) or alcohol dependence (ICD-11); these are defined in their respective sources. Excessive alcohol use can damage all organ systems, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas and immune system. Alcoholism can result in mental illness, delirium tremens, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, irregular heartbeat, an impaired immune response, liver cirrhosis and increased cancer risk. Drinking during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Women are generally more sensitive than men to the harmful effects of alcohol, primarily due to their smaller body weight, lower capacity to metabolize alcohol, and higher proportion of body fat. In a small number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pilgrim (1923 Film)
''The Pilgrim'' is a 1923 American silent film made by Charlie Chaplin for the First National Film Company, starring Chaplin and Edna Purviance. The film marks the last time Edna Purviance co-starred with Chaplin and the last film he made for First National. Purviance also starred in Chaplin's ''A Woman of Paris'' (1923), in which Chaplin had a brief cameo. It was Chaplin's second-shortest feature film, constructed more like a two-reeler from earlier in his career. It is also noted as the first film for Charles Reisner, who became a successful director. In 1959, Chaplin included ''The Pilgrim'' as one of three films comprising ''The Chaplin Revue''. Slightly re-edited and fully re-scored, the film contained the song "I'm Bound For Texas", written and composed by Chaplin, and sung by Matt Monro. ''The Pilgrim'' is one of many works from 1923 that entered the public domain in the United States in 2019. Plot The Pilgrim, an escaped convict, steals a minister's clothes to replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Show (1923 Film)
''The Big Show'' is the ninth ''Our Gang'' short subject comedy released. The ''Our Gang'' series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944. Plot After being chased away from the county fair, the gang decides to open their own junior version of the fair, complete with wild animal displays, rides, and animal stunts. To top it off, they give a live performance set inside a giant movie frame, and impersonate several popular film stars of the day. Notes When the television rights for the original silent Pathé Our Gang comedies were sold to National Telepix and other distributors, several episodes were retitled. This film was released into TV syndication as Mischief Makers in 1960 under the title "County Fair". About two-thirds of the original film was included. The second half of the film features a sequence with a handful of the "Our Gang" kids impersonating various popular movie stars of the day. Hal Roach had th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cobbler (1923 Film)
''The Cobbler'' is the eighth ''Our Gang'' short subject comedy released. The ''Our Gang'' series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944. Plot After the gang wreaks havoc in the local cobbler's shop, the friendly cobbler takes them on a picnic, during which his old Model T breaks down. While the cobbler goes to the creek to fetch water for the radiator, the gang tries to do all sorts of repairs on the car, causing more problems. Mickey and Jack accidentally disturb the rest of a sleeping hobo, who then attempts to physically attack them. The gang rigs the car with a sail after their dog chases him off to get the car going again as they sail off into the sunset. Notes *In one scene, the Gang's dog is “beaten up” and given a black eye by the cobbler's cat. The ring around the dog's eye is almost prophetic of the famous ring-around-the-eye trademark of the later Our Gang dog, Pete the Pup. In another scene, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flame Of Life
''The Flame of Life'' (also known as ''That Lass o' Lowrie's'') is a 1923 American silent drama film starring Priscilla Dean, Robert Ellis, Kathryn McGuire, and Wallace Beery. The film was written by Elliott J. Clawson from the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel ''That Lass o' Lowrie's'' and directed by Hobart Henley. A print of ''The Flame of Life'' is currently housed in the NBCUniversal Syndication Studios archives, but is available for the company's internal research and referencing purposes only and is not available to the general public. Plot As described in a film magazine, Joan Lowrie (Dean) is one of the beasts of burden making up the population of the little English mining village. Culling slate from coal all day long with a score of broken-down hags, young women, and girls, she lived a life of horror at home, beaten constantly by her father. The mine receives a new over-man, Fergus Derrick (Ellis), trying to get on friendly terms with the drudging slaves, but meets a spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Champeen
''The Champeen'' is the seventh ''Our Gang'' short subject comedy released. The ''Our Gang'' series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944. Plot After getting caught for stealing apples, Sammy starts to promote boxing matches to pay back the grocer. Mickey and Jack challenge each other in a match, with each hoping to gain the affection of Mary Kornman. Notes When the television rights for the original silent Pathé Our Gang comedies were sold to National Telepix and other distributors, several episodes were retitled. This film was released into TV syndication as ''Mischief Makers'' in 1960 under the title "Big Fight". About two-thirds of the original film was included. The scene where Mickey and Tuffy race to get sodas for Mary was included in the hybrid Mischief Makers episode "Play Ball!". This short was remade as a part-talking film, ''Boxing Gloves,'' in 1929, with Joe Cobb and Chubby Chaney fighting over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Quiet Street
''A Quiet Street'' is the sixth ''Our Gang'' short subject comedy released. The ''Our Gang'' series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944. Synopsis A new kid moves into town and is soon bullying little Jackie. When the gang finds this out, they beat up on the kid, only to discover that his father is a cop. Meanwhile, the police are after a criminal named Red Mike, and the gang mistakenly thinks they are the ones being chased. Cast The Gang * Jackie Condon as Jackie * Mickey Daniels as Mickey * Jack Davis as Jack * Ernie Morrison as Booker T. Additional cast * Gabe Saienz as Banty, the new kid * Peggy Cartwright as Banty's sister * Dick Gilbert as Mugging victim/Police officer * William Gillespie as Police dispatcher * Clara Guiol as Banty's mother * Jack Hill as Red Mike * Joseph Morrison as Booker T.'s father * Charles Stevenson as Banty's father, the police officer * Dinah the Mule as Herself, Booker T. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Morning (1922 Film)
''Saturday Morning'' is the fifth ''Our Gang'' short subject comedy released. The ''Our Gang'' series (later known as "The Little Rascals") was created by Hal Roach in 1922, and continued production until 1944. Synopsis The various boys of the gang each manage to escape their responsibilities for the day, meeting up to build a raft for their pirate game. Notes When the television rights for the original silent Pathé ''Our Gang'' comedies were sold to National Telepix and other distributors, several episodes were retitled. This film was released into television syndication as "Mischief Makers" in 1960 under the title ''Music Lesson''. About two-thirds of the original film was included. Most of scenes from the first half of the film that showed the various gang members at home were cut; all of the original inter-titles were also cut. The film was also released for home viewing as "Hooray for Holidays". Cast The Gang * Jackie Condon as Jackie * Mickey Daniels as Mickey * Jack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Sherlocks
''Young Sherlocks'' is a 1922 American silent short subject comedy film, the fourth entry in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' series. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters in November 1922 by Pathé. Plot The film begins with Ernie using his ingenuity to overcome his poverty and find a way to feed his little sister Farina and his steed, Dinah the mule. He encounters Jackie, who is selling newspapers, and learns about a kidnapper who is at large. Ernie then stumbles into a secret meeting of several young boys, including Mickey Daniels and Jack Davis, who call themselves the JJJs (Jesse James Juniors). They tell him that he is unwelcome in their meeting unless he can tell them what good deed he has ever done. He responds by spinning a long, and very unbelievable, tall tale of how he, Jackie, and Dinah rescued Peggy from the kidnappers. At the end of his story he claims that he used his reward money to buy a whole town, name it Free T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Terrible Day
''One Terrible Day'' is a 1922 American silent short film, the first entry in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') series to be released. Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara, the two-reel short was released to theaters on September 10, 1922 by Pathé. This was the first ''Our Gang'' comedy to be released, although the fourth to be produced. Maltin, Leonard and Bann, Richard W. (1977, rev. 1978). ''Our Gang: The Life and Times of The Little Rascals'', p. 23. New York: Crown Publishing/Three Rivers Press. The gang's leading lady in this film is Peggy Cartwright, who makes only a brief appearance in the company of an unnamed character at the country estate. Allen Hoskins’s character in this early short is female. His character will not start taking on male characteristics until the 1923 short, ''The Champeen'', when he dresses like a boy for the first time. This is very similar to what happened with the Buckwheat character years later. When the television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wild Irish Rose (1922 Film)
''My Wild Irish Rose'' is a lost 1922 American silent drama film directed by David Smith and based on Dion Boucicault's 19th century play ''The Shaughraun''. It was produced and released by the Vitagraph Company of America. Plot Based on the play ''The Shaughraun'', this is the story of Robert Ffolliat, a young Irish lad, who is done out of his land and sent off to a penal colony in Australia following false accusations by the greedy Kinchella. Conn the Shaughraun comes to his rescue, helps him to escape from the prison ship and return to Ireland where he is united with his sweetheart. Cast * Pat O'Malley as Conn, The Shaughraun * Helen Howard as Arte O'Neale * Maude Emory as Claire Ffolliott (credited as Maud Emery) * Pauline Starke as Moya * Edward Cecil as Robert Folliott * Henry Herbert as Capt. Molineaux (credited as Henry Hebert) * Jim Farley as Corry Cinchella (credited as James Farley) * Bobbie Mack as Harvey Duff (credited as Bobby Mack) * Frank Clark as Father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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