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Thundering Fleas
''Thundering Fleas'' is a 1926 ''Our Gang'' film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 51st ''Our Gang'' short subject to be released. This was twelve year-old Mickey Daniels's last Our Gang film as a regular cast member in this series. He would appear as a guest star a some that came after this one. Cast The Gang * Joe Cobb as Joe * Jackie Condon as Jackie * Mickey Daniels as Mickey * Johnny Downs as Johnny * Allen Hoskins as Farina * Mary Kornman as Mary * Scooter Lowry as Skooter * Jay R. Smith as Jay * Jannie Hoskins as Mango * Clifton Young as Bonedust * Buster the Dog as Magnolia Additional cast * Lassie Lou Ahern as Flower girl * Harry Bowen as Flea circus spectator * Sammy Brooks Flea circus spectator * Allan Cavan as Father of the bride * Charley Chase as Mustachioed wedding guest * James Finlayson as Justice of the Peace * Robert Finlayson as Musician * George B. French as Professor Clements * Dick Gilbert as Skooter's father * Charlie Hall as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert F
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, '' Outwitting Dad'', in 1914. In most of his silent films before joining producer Hal Roach, he was billed on screen as Babe Hardy. Early life and education Oliver Hardy was born Norvell Hardy on January 18, 1892, in Harlem, Georgia. His father, Oliver, was a Confederate States Army veteran of the American Civil War who had been wounded at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, and was a recruiting officer for Company K, 16th Georgia Regiment. The elder Oliver Hardy assisted his father in running the remnants of the family's cotton plantation. He then bought a share in a retail business and was elected full-time Tax C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, several in support of Laurel and Hardy. Born in Elmdale, Kansas, she and her elder sister, Birleen (or Birdeen), were raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Tayo died in 1971, aged 82, and is interred in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is a cemetery located at 10621 Victory Boulevard, straddling the border between the Los Angeles neighborhood of North Hollywood and Burbank, California. The cemetery's East entrance features the Portal of the Fo .... Filmography References External links * * * 1889 births 1971 deaths Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri American film actresses American silent film actresses Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Hal Roach Studios actors People from Chase County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Her first public exhibitions were at Carnegie Hall at his class exhibitions. Family Sleeper reputedly spent her first years on a sheep ranch in Wyoming. Her father, William B. Sleeper, was an official of the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville circuit in New York City. Her uncle was John J. Murdock, head of KAO and one of the most powerful men in the business. He had a major impact on her career. Her mother was Minnie Akass. Her father retired to Los Angeles, California, in 1923 due to ill health. Martha was under contract to Hal Roach studios beginning in 1924, when she was 14 years old. Her father was found dead of heart disease on September 1, 1925, in bed at his home. Sleeper, then 15 years old, with her mother and sister, were away, havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 at age 52. Selected filmography * ''North Star'' (1925) * ''Behind the Front'' (1926) * '' You'd Be Surprised'' (1926) * ''Thundering Fleas'' (1926) * ''Crazy Like a Fox'' (1926) * '' 45 Minutes from Hollywood'' (1926) * '' Raggedy Rose'' (1926) - the chauffeur * ''Señorita'' (1927) * '' Eve's Love Letters'' (1927) * ''Underworld'' (1927) * '' With Love and Hisses'' (1927) * '' The Gay Defender'' (1927) * ''It's a Gift'' (1934) * '' Rainbow's End'' (1935) * '' Two for Tonight'' (1935) * '' Unknown Woman'' (1935) * '' King of Burlesque'' (1936) * ''Behind the Mike ''Behind the Mike'' was a Blue Network (NBC) radio series hosted by Graham McNamee, spotlighting behind-the-scenes stories in radio broadcasting. The sustaining show aired Sundays at 4:30 p.m. ET from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Lufkin
Samuel William Lufkin (May 8, 1891 – February 19, 1952) was an American actor. He was known for appearing 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 over 60 films. In over half of these, he appeared alongside Laurel and Hardy, again mostly in small parts, but occasionally in more substantial roles, such as an irascible cop ('' The Music Box''), or an irate motorist ('' Two Tars''). After Laurel and Hardy left Roach in 1940, the grim-faced Lufkin mostly appeared in further bit roles in Hollywood feature films before his death of uremia Uremia is the condition of having high levels of urea in the blood. Urea is one of the primary components of urine. It can be defined as an excess in the blood of amino acid and protein metabolism end products, such as urea and creatinine, which ... in 1952. His grave is located at Pierce Brothers Valhalla Memorial Park. Selected filmography Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Hall (actor, Born 1899)
Charlie Hall (also credited Charley Hall; 19 August 1899 – 7 December 1959) was an English film actor. He is best known as the "Little Nemesis" of Laurel and Hardy. He performed in nearly 50 films with them, making Hall the most frequent supporting actor in the comedy duo's productions. Life and career Hall was born in Ward End, Birmingham, Warwickshire, and learned carpentry as a trade; however, as a teenager, he became a member of the Fred Karno troupe of stage comedians. In his late teens, he visited his sister in New York City and stayed there, finding employment as a stagehand. While working behind the scenes, he met the comic actor Bobby Dunn and they became friends; Dunn convinced Hall to take a stab again at acting, which he did. By the mid-1920s, Hall was working for Hal Roach. Stan Laurel, one of Roach's comedy stars, was also a graduate of the Karno troupe. As an actor, Hall worked with such comedians as Buster Keaton and Charley Chase, but he is best remembered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Gilbert
Richard "Fighting Dick" Gilbert (July 12, 1889 – May 6, 1960), was an American boxer and 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. Career In the 1910s, Gilbert won a boxing match against future heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. In 1926, Gilbert starred in the film '' The Man from the West''. Personal life At one point, Gilbert lived in Culver City, California. On May 6, 1960, he died at the age of 69 in Goldfield, Nevada Goldfield is an unincorporated town and census-designated place and the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada. It is the locus of the Goldfield CDP which had a resident population of 268 at the 2010 census, down from 440 in 2000. Gold .... Partial filmography * '' Near Dublin'' (1924) * '' The White Sheep'' (1924) * '' The Man from the West'' (1926) * '' Fluttering Hearts'' (1927) * '' The Battle of the Century'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George B
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Studios in 1916 and later worked for Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Cavan died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital on January 19, 1941, aged 60. Partial filmography * ''The Scarlet Car (1917 film), The Scarlet Car'' (1917) - a mob member (uncredited) * ''Big Business (1924 film), Big Business'' (1924) * ''Leave It to Gerry'' (1924) * ''The Mysterious Mystery!'' (1924) * ''Thundering Fleas'' (1926) - father of the bride * ''London After Midnight (film), London After Midnight'' (1927) - Estate agent * ''The Million Dollar Collar'' (1929) * ''The Donovan Affair'' (1929) * ''Painted Faces (1929 film), Painted Faces'' (1929) * ''Saturday's Lesson'' (1929) * ''No Limit (1931 film), No Limit'' (1931) * ''Dishonored (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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'' (1916) * '' Luke Pipes the Pippins'' (1916) * ''Luke's Double'' (1916) * '' Luke's Late Lunchers'' (1916) * '' Luke Laughs Last'' (1916) * '' Luke's Society Mixup'' (1916) * '' Luke Rides Roughshod'' (1916) * '' Luke, Crystal Gazer'' (1916) * '' Luke's Lost Lamb'' (1916) * '' Luke Does the Midway'' (1916) * '' Luke Joins the Navy'' (1916) * '' Luke and the Mermaids'' (1916) * '' Luke's Speedy Club Life'' (1916) * '' Luke and the Bang-Tails'' (1916) * '' Luke, the Chauffeur'' (1916) * '' Luke's Preparedness Preparations'' (1916) * '' Luke, the Gladiator'' (1916) * '' Luke, Patient Provider'' (1916) * '' Luke's Newsie Knockout'' (1916) * '' Luke's Movie Muddle'' (1916) * '' Luke, Rank Impersonator'' (1916) * '' Luke's Fireworks Fizzle'' (191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Bowen (actor)
Harry Bowen (October 4, 1888 – December 5, 1941) was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras. Born on October 4, 1888, in Brooklyn, New York, he broke into the film industry doing film shorts during the silent era. His work on shorts continued into talking pictures, and it was in 1929 that he made his first appearance in a full-length feature, with a small role in ''Red Hot Rhythm'', directed by Leo McCarey. During his 20-year career, Bowen appeared in over 150 films, most of them film shorts, supporting comedians like Charley Chase, Edgar Kennedy and Laurel and Hardy. Other notable films in which he appeared include: the 1933 classic ''King Kong''; '' Flying Down to Rio'' (1933), which was the first on-screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers; John Ford's 1935 comedy, '' The Whole Town's Talking'', starring Edward G. Robinson; and '' Next Time We Love'' (1936), starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, and Ray Milland. His final screen performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
