Calling All Kids
| Calling All Kids | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sam Baerwitz |
| Produced by | MGM |
| Written by |
Hal Law Robert A. McGowan |
| Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
| Edited by | Leon Borgeau |
| Distributed by | MGM |
Release dates | 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 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 highlights as a "recruiting office" sketch featuring the 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 as Mickey
- Janet Burston as Janet / Carmen Miranda
- Billy Laughlin as Froggy
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat / Rochester
Additional cast
- Jackie Horner as Eleanor Powell
- Marlene Kinghorn as Girl singer / Judy Garland
- Marlene Mains as Virginia O'Brien
- David Polonsky as Fred Astaire
- Eddie Anderson - Voice-over for Buckwheat
- Mark Daniels - NBC Radio announcer
- Eleanor Taylor as Marine
- Frank Ward as Marine
- Giovanna Gubitosi as Audience member
- James Gubitosi as Audience member
- Tommy McFarland as Audience member
See also
References
- ↑ "New York Times: Calling-All-Kids". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-10-08.