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Another non-entertaining [[World War II]] MGM Our Gang mini- |
Another non-entertaining [[World War II]] MGM Our Gang mini-musical, Calling All Kids finds the gang invading a local radio station to perform a revue honoring the U.S. military. Amidst such dubious highlights as a "recruiting office" sketch featuring the less-than-dynamic duo of Mickey and Froggy, and a closing ensemble piece with lyrics that rhyme "Taxes" with "Axis," the film features an extended celebrity-impression routine, with Buckwheat imitating Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and other kids posing as Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, Carmen Miranda, and Virginia O'Brien. <ref name="NY Times">{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226217/Calling-All-Kids/overview |title=New York Times: Calling-All-Kids|accessdate=2008-10-08|work=NY Times}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:37, 4 April 2010
| Calling All Kids | |
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| Directed by | Sam Baerwitz |
| Written by | Hal Law Robert A. McGowan |
| Produced by | MGM |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | Leon Borgeau |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release date | 24 April 1943 |
Running time | 10' 52" |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Calling All Kids is a 1943 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Sam Baerwitz. It was the 214th Our Gang short (215th episode, 126th talking short, 127th talking episode, and 46th MGM produced episode) that was released.
Plot
Another non-entertaining World War II MGM Our Gang mini-musical, Calling All Kids finds the gang invading a local radio station to perform a revue honoring the U.S. military. Amidst such dubious highlights as a "recruiting office" sketch featuring the less-than-dynamic duo of Mickey and Froggy, and a closing ensemble piece with lyrics that rhyme "Taxes" with "Axis," the film features an extended celebrity-impression routine, with Buckwheat imitating Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and other kids posing as Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Fred Astaire, Carmen Miranda, and Virginia O'Brien. [1]
Cast
- Robert Blake - Mickey
- Billy Laughlin - Froggy
- Billie Thomas - Buckwheat
- Janet Burston - Janet
- Dickie Hall
- Freddie Chapman
- Mickey Laughlin
- Barry Downing
- Valerie Lee
- Frank Ward
- Robert Ferrerro
- Billy Ray Smith
- Buzz Buckley
- Jackie Horner
- Robert Anderson
- Frank Lester Ward
- Tommy Tucker
- Marlene Mains
- Mark Daniels - NBC Radio announcer
- Eddie Anderson - voiceover for Buckwheat
See also
References
- ^ "New York Times: Calling-All-Kids". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
External links
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