Doin' Their Bit
Doin' Their Bit | |
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Directed by | |
Written by | Hal Law Robert A. McGowan |
Starring | George McFarland Billie Thomas Mickey Gubitosi Billy Laughlin Janet Burston Beverly Hudson Walter Wills |
Cinematography | Jackson Rose |
Edited by | Leon Borgeau |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | July 18, 1942 |
Running time | 10:56 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $28,306 |
Box office | $24,651 |
Doin' Their Bit is a 1942 Our Gang short comedy film directed by . This was the first short with Herbert Glazer as Our Gang's regular director. It was the 207th Our Gang short (208th episode, 119th talking short, 120th talking episode, and 39th MGM produced episode) that was released.
Plot[]
Hoping to entertain the military troops stationed in Greenpoint, Mr. Wills organizes the gang into a junior USO troupe. In addition to performing a "boot camp" sketch, the gang participates in a brace of production numbers.[1]
Cast[]
The Gang[]
- Billy Laughlin as Froggy
- Janet Burston as Janet
- Mickey Gubitosi as Mickey
- George McFarland as Spanky
- Billie Thomas as Buckwheat
Additional cast[]
- Beverly Hudson as Miss Liberty
- Walter Wills as Mr. Wills
- Freddie Chapman as Messenger boy / Union of South Africa
- Vincent Graeff as Taxi driver / Poland
- Edward Soo Hoo as China
- Valerie Lee as Luxembourg
- Lawrence Long, Jr. as Milkman / Uruguay
- Freddie Walburn as Free France
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hal Erickson. "New York Times: Doin'-Their-Bit". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1942 films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Herbert Glazer
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films
- 1942 comedy films
- Our Gang films
- 1942 short films
- Comedy short films
- Short comedy film stubs