Our Gang Silent Films - No. 13, Back Stage

Описание: This is another from my collection of Our Gang Silent Films which are now all in the Public Domain and sadly, rarely seen anymore.

CAST:

Allen "Farina" Hoskins as "Farina"
Featured role. He's featured more than any of the other kids, and has his most notable outing so far, particularly when he's disrupting the show. He's a 'he' in this film.

Mickey Daniels as "Mickey"
Featured role. He's the tour guide on the gang's bus, and gets involved in helping the vaudevillian.

Jackie Condon as "Jackie"
Supporting role. He's the bus conductor in the early scenes, and helps the vaudevillian with his show in the later scenes.

Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison as "Ernie"
Supporting role. He's the bus engineer in the earlier scenes, and takes part in the show later on.

Jack Davis as "Jack"
Supporting role. He's seen early in the film collecting bugs, which he unwittingly lets loose in the theater.

Joe Cobb as "Joe"
Supporting role. He's shown assisting Jack with his bug collecting, and then becomes a nuisance to the adults in the theater.

Andy Samuel
Supporting role. He's shown during the stage show, and is one of the main kids during this portion.

Ivadell Carter as "Pansy"
Small part. She's seen briefly flirting with Mickey as she boards the bus. Not listed by Maltin & Bann, who invariably list her first name as Wadell when they do. I still haven't gotten a positive facial ID on her, but deductive reasoning makes me almost certain that this is her.

THE ADULTS:

William Gillespie as the head of the touring show
Featured role. He's virtually the star of the film, particularly during the second half.

Wallace Howe as the manager of the theater
Supporting role. He's seen frequently during the stage sequence, threatening to arrest the vaudevillian if the show doesn't go on.

Richard Daniels
Small part. He tries to slap the fake spider.

Beth Darlington
Bit part. Looks like her to me as part of the vaudeville troupe, but she's not listed by Maltin & Bann.

James W. Cobb
Bit part. He's disturbed by Farina while sitting in a box seat.

Dick Gilbert as an outside worker
Extra. He's much easier to pick out than Young.

Charley Young as an outside worker
Extra. According to Maltin & Bann, but I don't see how they were able to identify him.

Robert F. McGowan
Extra. He's seen briefly getting out of the way of the bus.

THE CREW:

Produced by Hal Roach
Probably credited in the film as a presenter.

Directed by Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara
The film probably credits McGowan only, but without his middle initial F. McNamara's status as a co-director is revealed by Camera magazine for the week starting Jan. 8th.

Titles by H. M. Walker
This credit probably appears in the film.

Story by Hal E. Roach and Tom McNamara
This credit probably doesn't appear in the film. McNamara was credited as a scenario writer in Camera magazine for the week starting Jan. 8th.

Teacher: Fern Carter

Released by Pathé Exchange, Inc.
This was, incidentally, the 13th and last film delivered as per the original contract. A second contract arranged for films to be distributed through the current season and to the end of the following season.