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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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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 * Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey *
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 ...
as Froggy *
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 *
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

* ''Our Gang'' filmography


References


External links

* 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 {{short-comedy-film-stub