Benjamin Franklin Jr. (1942)
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The Our Gang kids are upset that WWII is causing them deprivations and inconveniences. Organizing a fact-finding committee, Gang members Mickey (Robert Blake), Froggy (Billy Laughlin), Buckwheat (Billy Thomas), and Janet Burston try to determine what to do about the present national crisis. With the help of a convenient copy of Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac, the kids stage a play in which they cathartically come to grips with the sacrifices indigenous to the war effor, and provide patriotic solutions to the situation. The one-reel Our Gang propaganda piece Benjamin Franklin Jr. was originally released on January 30, 1943. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Bobby Blake - Mickey
- Billy "Froggy" Laughlin - Froggy
- Barry Downing - Our Gang Kid
- Dickie Hall - Our Gang Kid
- Margaret Bert - Mickey's Mother (Martha)
- Darla Hood - Darla
- George "Spanky" McFarland - Spanky
- Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas - Buckwheat
- Janet Burston - Janet
- Billy Ray Smith - Our Gang Kid
- Ernie Alexander - Mickey's Father (John)
- Barbara Bedford - Janet's Mother
- Robert McLaughlin - Froggy
- Director(s):
- Herbert Glazer
- Writer(s):
- Hal Law, Robert F. McGowan
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