''The Lucky Corner'' is a 1936 ''

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directed by

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. It was the 143rd ''Our Gang'' short to be released.

Plot

Scotty and his grandfather Gus are the proprietors of a sidewalk lemonade stand. The small operation struggles to compete with the ornate sidewalk diner run by Leonard's father. Leonard is too engrossed in his comic book to pay attention to waiting customers, and when they leave he whines to his father, who gets a policeman to force Gus and Scotty from their corner. Buckwheat's father, a boot black, offers Gus room to set up his stand, while Spanky, Alfalfa, and the other kids stage a parade and an impromptu talent show to draw customers to Gus's booth. After some misadventures with Buckwheat (who cannot read) putting starch instead of sugar in the lemonade (Leonard does not know this when he steals the lemonade; the customers spit it out and call the same policeman), Gus and Scotty's business starts to thrive. Then Leonard comes over to belabor the gang for "doping" the lemonade, just before Spanky slips an electric scalp-massager into Leonard's pants. Spanky then connects and disconnects the plug, starting and stopping the device and causing Leonard to writhe around in front of a gathering crowd in a weird snake dance, while Spanky's band plays "

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Notes

*A sequel to ''

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'' (which also featured William Wagner and

Leonard Kibrick Leonard Kibrick (September 6, 1924 – January 4, 1993) was an American child actor. Career Kibrick was most notable for appearing in the '' Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1934 to 1936, usually portraying the villain. Kibrick first appe ...

as a father/son villain team), ''The Lucky Corner'' was filmed and completed in mid-1935. However, the short was withheld from release until March 1936, by which time

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, one of the principal ''Our Gang'' kids in the short, had departed the series. *In 1971,

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, who distributed the ''Our Gang'' shorts to television as ''The Little Rascals'', edited parts of ''The Lucky Corner'' with content it deemed to be possibly racially insensitive or offensive. These edits were later reinstated when ''The Little Rascals'' aired on the

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cable TV network between 2001 and 2003.

Cast

The Gang

as Scotty * George McFarland as Spanky *

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as Alfalfa *

Billie Thomas Billie may refer to: People * Billie Allen (1925-2015), American actress * Billie Bird (1908-2002), American actress and comedian * Billie Burke (1884-1970), American actress * Billie Joe Armstrong (born 1972), American singer and guitarist for ...

as Buckwheat * Gloria Brown as Gloria * Alvin Buckelew as Alvin *

Marianne Edwards Marianne Edwards (December 9, 1930 – November 8, 2013) was an American child actress who appeared in the ''Our Gang'' film series from 1934 to 1936. She also appeared in several feature films in the 1930s, including ''Gold Diggers Of 1933'', ...

as Marianne *

Harold Switzer Harold Frederick Switzer (January 16, 1925 – April 14, 1967) was an American child actor, most notable for appearing in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series as an extra. He was the older brother of gang member Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, one ...

as Harold * Billy Minderhout as Our Gang member * Donald Proffitt as Our Gang member * Merrill Strong as Our Gang member *

Pete the Pup Pete the Pup (original, 1924 – June 1930; second Pete, September 9, 1929 – January 28, 1946) was a character in Hal Roach's '' Our Gang'' comedies (later known as ''The Little Rascals'') during the 1930s, otherwise known as "Pete, the dog w ...

as Himself

Additional cast

as Leonard * Ernie Alexander as First customer *

Joe Bordeaux Joe Bordeaux (March 9, 1886 – September 10, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1940. He was born in Colorado, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * ''Mabel at the ...

as Painter *

Bobby Dunn Robert P. Dunn (August 28, 1890 – March 24, 1937) was a comic actor who was one of the original Keystone Kops in '' Hoffmeyer's Legacy''. Early years Dunn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Richard P. and Melissa Dunn, and attended S ...

as Customer accused of 'poisoning' officer *

Gus Leonard Gus "Pop" Leonard (February 4, 1859 – March 27, 1939) was an American film actor. Biography The French-born actor began his long career on the stage in San Francisco, California, while he was still a child in the 1860s. In later years, h ...

as Gus, Scotty's Grandpa * Charles Lloyd as Barber * Joe Mathey as Buckwheat's father *

James C. Morton James Carmody Lankton (August 25, 1884 – October 24, 1942), known professionally as James C. Morton, was an American character actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1922 and 1942. Career Born in Helena, Montana, Morton is be ...

as Officer * Art Rowlands as Customer who screams * William Wagner as Leonard's father * John Collum as Crowd extra * Bunny Brownson as Crowd extra * Lester Dorr as Crowd extra * Jack Hill as Crowd extra * Fred Holmes as Crowd extra *

Jack Lipson Jack "Tiny" Lipson (January 17, 1901 – November 28, 1947) was an American film actor. He appeared in over 85 films between 1927 and 1948. Career Lipson played character parts, and was usually uncredited. Due to his rotund, towering figure, Lip ...

as Crowd extra *

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 Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the W ...

as Crowd extra * Priscilla Lyon as Undetermined role * Tommy McFarland as Undetermined role * Snooky Valentine as Undetermined role

References

External links

* *http://theluckycorner.com/rmt/138.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucky Corner, The 1936 films American black-and-white films 1936 comedy films Films directed by Gus Meins Hal Roach Studios short films Our Gang films 1936 short films 1930s American films