Mike Fright

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Mike Fright
Directed by Gus Meins
Produced by Hal Roach
Written by Hal Roach
Music by Marvin Hatley
Leroy Shield
Cinematography Kenneth Peach
Editing by Louis McManus
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
  • August 25, 1934 (1934-08-25)
[1]
Running time 17' 11"[2]
Country United States
Language English

Mike Fright is a 1934 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the (42nd talking episode) 130th[2] Our Gang short that was released.

Plot

When open auditions are announced for a radio variety program, the local station is besieged by aggressively over-coached "professional kids." Also auditioning is the International Silver String Submarine Band—which turns out to be the gang, equipped (or rather, armed) with home-made instruments.

After suffering through an endless parade of cute kiddie troupers (and inadvertently blowing tubes and bulbs in the control room in the process), the gang steal the show with a rendition of "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze".[1]

Cast

Theme song

Mike Fright was the first Our Gang short since Pups Is Pups to not contain the opening "Good Old Days" Our Gang theme song. Instead, it was replaced with the Leroy Shield incidental tune "Little Dancing Girl", which appeared as background music in many of the films.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Erickson, Hal (2010). "Mike Fright". Rovi Corporation (The New York Times). Retrieved 2008-09-20. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Demoss, Robert (August 19, 2008). "The Little Rascals Remastered & Unedited Vol. 6 (VHS)". Cabin Fever Entertainment. TheLuckyCorner.com. Retrieved 2013-12-07. 

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