''Thundering Fleas'' is a 1926 ''
Our Gang
''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...
'' film directed by
Robert F. McGowan
Robert Francis McGowan (July 11, 1882 – January 27, 1955) was an American film director and producer, best known as the senior director of the ''Our Gang'' short subjects film series from 1922 until 1933.
Career
Before moving to Los Angeles, ...
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It was the 51st ''
Our Gang
''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...
'' short subject released.
Cast
The Gang
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Joe Cobb
Joe Frank Cobb (November 7, 1916 – May 21, 2002) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing as the original "fat boy" in the ''Our Gang'' comedies from 1922 to 1929.
Early life and career
Born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, on Novemb ...
as Joe
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Jackie Condon
John Michael Condon (March 25, 1918 – October 13, 1977) credited as Jackie Condon was an American child actor who was a regular in the ''Our Gang'' short series as an original cast member from 1922 until 1929, during the Hal Roach produce ...
as Jackie
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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 r ...
as Mickey
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Johnny Downs
John Morey Downs (October 10, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was an American child actor, singer, and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably playing Johnny in the ''Our Gang'' short series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active ...
as Johnny
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Allen Hoskins Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to:
Buildings
* Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee
* Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas
* Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the Unive ...
as Farina
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Mary Kornman
Mary Kornman (born Mary Agnes Evans, December 27, 1915 – June 1, 1973) was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the ''Our Gang'' series during the Pathé silent era.
''Our Gang''
She was born as Mary Agnes Evans, the ...
as Mary
* Scooter Lowry as Skooter
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Jay R. Smith as Jay
* Jannie Hoskins as Mango
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Clifton Young
Robert Howard Young (September 15, 1917 – September 10, 1951) professionally known as Clifton Young, was an American film actor.
Early years
Young was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Young. His father started him in vaudeville when ...
as Bonedust
* Buster the Dog as Magnolia
Additional cast
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Lassie Lou Ahern
Lassie Lou Ahern (June 25, 1920 – February 15, 2018) was an American actress. Originally discovered by Will Rogers, she was best known for her role as Little Harry in the 1927 silent film ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' and also for her recurring appea ...
as Flower girl
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Harry Bowen as Flea circus spectator
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Sammy Brooks
Sammy Brooks (July 10, 1891 – May 16, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography
* Luke, the Candy Cut-Up (19 ...
Flea circus spectator
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Allan Cavan
Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941.
Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn S ...
as Father of the bride
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Charley Chase
Charles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally as Charley Chase, was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director. He worked for many pioneering comedy studios but is chiefly associated with pro ...
as Mustachioed wedding guest
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James Finlayson as Justice of the Peace
* Robert Finlayson as Musician
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George B. French
George B. French (April 14, 1883 – June 9, 1961) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between the mid-1910s and early 1940s.
Selected filmography
* '' Wanted: A Leading Lady'' (1915)
* ''Tarzan of the Apes'' (191 ...
as Professor Clements
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Dick Gilbert
Dick Gilbert (July 12, 1889 – May 6, 1960), was an American actor mainly associated with the Hal Roach Studios, where he appeared in numerous Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy comedies. He appeared in 52 films between 1922 and 1952
A former ...
as Skooter's father
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Charlie Hall as Musician
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Oliver Hardy as Officer
* Ham Kinsey as Extra at the wedding
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Mildred Kornman
Mildred Gene Kornman (July 10, 1925 – August 19, 2022), also billed as Ricki VanDusen, was an American actress, model, businesswoman, and photographer. At the time of her death, she was one of the last living actresses of the silent era.
L ...
as Skooter's sister
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Sam Lufkin
Samuel "Sam" William Lufkin (May 8, 1891 – February 19, 1952) was an American actor who usually appeared in small or bit roles in short comedy films.
Career
Born in Utah, Lufkin spent most of his career at the Hal Roach Studios where he made ...
as Extra at the wedding
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Jerry Mandy
Jerry Mandy (June 5, 1892 – May 1, 1945) was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1923 and 1945. He was born in Utica, New York and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.
Selected filmography
* ''North Sta ...
as Sheldon, the groom
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Martha Sleeper
Martha Sleeper (June 24, 1910 – March 25, 1983) was a film actress of the 1920s–1930s and, later, a Broadway stage actress. She studied dancing for five years with Russian ballet master, Louis H. Chalif, at his New York dancing studio. ...
as Bride
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Lyle Tayo
Lyle Tayo (born Lyle Minnie Shipman; January 19, 1889 – May 2, 1971), aka Lyle Barton, was an American film actress who appeared in more than 50 films between 1921 and 1948, appearing in many short comedies at the Hal Roach Studios, seve ...
as Pedestrian without fleas
* Charley Young as Flea circus spectator
See also
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''Our Gang'' filmography
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Oliver Hardy filmography
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These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor. For the filmography of Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of Am ...
References
External links
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1926 films
1926 short films
American silent short films
American black-and-white films
Hal Roach Studios short films
Films directed by Robert F. McGowan
Our Gang films
1926 comedy films
1920s American films
Silent American comedy films
1920s English-language films
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