Calling All Kids

Calling All Kids
Calling All Kids
Directed by	Sam Baerwitz
Written by	Hal Law; Robert A. McGowan
Produced by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Starring	Bobby Blake; Janet Burston; Billy Laughlin; Billie Thomas; Jackie Horner; Marlene Kinghorn; Marlene Mains; David Polonsky
Narrated by	Mark Daniels
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Leon Borgeau
Music by	Max Terr
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	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 to be released.

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.

Cast

Bobby 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
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

References

↑ McCarty, Clifford (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 322. ISBN 0-19-511473-6.
↑ Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
↑ Hal Erickson (2007). "New York Times: Calling-All-Kids". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2008.

External links

Calling All Kids at IMDb

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[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] Maltin, Leonard; Bann, Richard W. (1977). Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals. Crown Publishers. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-517-52675-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

[NY_Times-3] Hal Erickson (2007). "New York Times: Calling-All-Kids". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2008.