Mike Fright
| Mike Fright | |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- George McFarland - Spanky
- Matthew Beard - Stymie
- Scotty Beckett - Scotty
- Tommy Bond - Tommy
- Alvin Buckelew - Alvin
- Leonard Kibrick - Leonard
- Billy Lee - Billy, Tap Dancer
- Isabel La Mal - Receptionist
- James C. Morton - Station Manager
- Marvin Hatley - Piano Player
- Charlie Hall - Elevator Operator
- William Irving - Announcer
- Bert Gordon - Sound Man
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erickson, Hal (2010). "Mike Fright". Rovi Corporation (The New York Times). Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ↑ 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.