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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, who also pr ...
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short comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Edward Cahn. It was the 205th ''Our Gang'' short to be released.
Plot
Buckwheat's accurate report of a wandering monkey is ignored because of his past fibs, with resulting confusion.
Cast
The Gang
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Billie Thomas
Billie may refer to:
People
*Billie (given name), the given name
Other
* ''Billie'' (1965 film), a 1965 film starring Patty Duke
* ''Billie'' (2019 film), a documentary about Billie Holiday
* ''Billie'' (musical), 1928 Broadway musical by ...
as Buckwheat
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Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
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Billy Laughlin
William Robert Laughlin (July 5, 1932 – August 31, 1948) was an American child actor. He is best known for playing the character Froggy in the ''Our Gang'' short films from 1940 to 1944, the films′ final years of production.
Early life
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as Froggy
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George McFarland
George Robert Philips McFarland (October 2, 1928 – June 30, 1993) was an American actor most famous for starring as a child as Spanky in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' series of short-subject comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. The ''Our Gang'' short ...
as Spanky
Additional cast
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Billy Curtis
Billy Curtis (born Luigi Curto; June 27, 1909 – November 9, 1988) was an American film and television actor with dwarfism, who had a 50-year career in the entertainment industry.
Early years
Curtis was born Luigi Curto in Springfield, Massac ...
as Melinda, the chimp
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Emmett Vogan
Charles Emmett Vogan (September 27, 1893 – October 6, 1969) was an American actor with almost 500 film appearances from 1934 to 1954, making him, along with Bess Flowers, one of the most prolific film actors of all time.
In 1913, Vogan ...
as Circus Official
See also
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''Our Gang'' filmography
References
External links
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1942 films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Edward L. Cahn
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
Our Gang films
1942 comedy films
1942 short films
1940s American films
1940s English-language films
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