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Calling All Kids

1943 American film

Calling All Kids is a 1943 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Sam Baerwitz. It was the 214th Our Gang short to be released.[2]

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Plot

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.[3]

Cast

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
  • Eleanor Taylor as Marine
  • Frank Ward as Marine
  • Giovanna Gubitosi as Audience member
  • James Gubitosi as Audience member
  • Tommy McFarland as Audience member
  • Eddie Anderson – Voice-over for Buckwheat
  • Mark Daniels – NBC Radio announcer

See also

References

  1. [1]
    McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 322. ISBN 0-19-511473-6.
  2. [2]
    Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 252. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    Hal Erickson (2007). "New York Times: Calling-All-Kids". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2008.


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