''Waldo's Last Stand'' is a 1940 ''

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directed by Edward Cahn. It was the 193rd ''Our Gang'' short to be released.

Plot

The gang offers to help Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand which is doing poor business. Redecorating their barn as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla as the star vocalist. Unfortunately, their efforts attract only one patron—a surly, stone-faced new kid named Froggy. Spanky and the others try to persuade Froggy to buy a drink, even going as far as singing an impromptu song about dryness and thirst, but to no avail. The kids then come up with an idea: to put a heater under Froggy which would heat him up and force him to buy a drink. When Spanky asks Froggy why he would not buy a drink, Froggy responds that he does not have any money and that it is too hot in the barn. The gang realizes that no one other than Froggy showed up for the show because all the other neighborhood kids were either participant in the show or somehow connected with its production.

Cast

The Gang

* Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey *

Darla Hood Darla Jean Hood (November 8, 1931 – June 13, 1979) was an American child actress, best known as the female lead in the ''Our Gang'' series from 1935 to 1941. As an adult, she performed as a singer in nightclubs and on television. ''Our ...

as Darla *

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 *

Carl Switzer Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

as Alfalfa *

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as Buckwheat *

Darwood Kaye Darwood Kenneth Smith (September 8, 1929 – May 15, 2002), also known as Darwood Kaye, was an American child actor most notable for his semi-regular role as the bookish rich kid Waldo in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series from 1937 to 1940. ...

as Waldo * Leonard Landy as Leonard

Additional cast

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 *

Janet Burston Janet Elizabeth Burston (January 11, 1935 – March 3, 1998) was an American child actress who was the final leading lady in the ''Our Gang'' short subjects series, replacing Darla Hood in 1942. Career Burston began her film career in the Ou ...

as Jeanette * Clyde Willson as Clyde

Dancers/Performers in the floor show

Lavonne Battle, Shirley Jean Doble, Donna Jean Edmonsond, Helen Guthrie, Patsy Irish, Jackie Krenk, Bobby Sommers, Betty Jean Striegler ( Betta St. John), Mary Ann Such, Patsy Anne Thompson, Patricia Wheeler

Notes

*Another ''Our Ganger'' leaves as ''Waldo's Last Stand'' marked the final appearance of

. Kaye's film career is described in the 2009 book, ''Finding Waldo'', written by one of his four sons. *''Waldo's Last Stand'' is one of four sound ''Our Gang'' shorts (and the only MGM-produced entry) that fell into the

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after the copyright lapsed in the 1960s (the other three being ''

Bear Shooters ''Bear Shooters'' is a 1930 ''Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 98th ''Our Gang'' short to be released. Plot Spud wants to go camping and shoot many bears with Jackie, Chubby, and Farina. But his mother has ...

'', ''

School's Out School's Out may refer to: Film and television * ''School's Out'' (1930 film), a short film in the Our Gang series * ''School's Out'' (1992 film), a Canadian TV movie based on the series ''Degrassi High'' * '' The Substitute 2: School's Out'', ...

'' and ''

Our Gang Follies of 1938 ''Our Gang Follies of 1938'' (later reissued as simply ''Follies of 1938'') is a 1937 American musical short subject, the 161st short subject entry in Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' (''Little Rascals'') series. Directed by Gordon Douglas as a sequel t ...

''). As such, these films frequently appear on inexpensive video and/or DVD compilations.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0033236 1940 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Edward L. Cahn Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films 1940 comedy films Our Gang films 1940s American films 1940s English-language films